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FTC Takes On Ads From Credit Monitoring Service Freecreditreport.com

New York Times | RON LIEBER | Posted 11.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Experian, Identity Theft, Credit Report, Free Credit Report, Transunion, Free, Ftc, Consumer Protection, Credit Monitoring Services, Consumer Credit, Equifax, Business News

The Federal Trade Commission is not amused. It has long believed that the company that owns freecreditreport.com is deliberately diverting people from...

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Setting the Record Straight on the FTC's Testimonial and Endorsements Guide

Mary K. Engle | Posted 10.30.2009 | Media

Read More: FTC Testimonial and Endorsements Guide, Randall Rothenberg, Federal Trade Commission, Advertising, Ftc, Media News

Randall Rothenberg recently took a shot at the FTC on the Huffington Post for its newly introduced Testimonial and Endorsements Guide. Here is our response.

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Google In Washington: Will Obama's Love Affair With Google Go Sour?

Fortune | Posted 10.22.2009 | Technology

Read More: Google, Google FTC, President Obama, Google Books, Obama, Google Politics, Obama Google, Federal Trade Commission, Google White House, Ftc, Google DC, Technology News

But Google's ambitions rankle big competitors in the tech, media, and communications sectors, and privacy hawks are starting to fret about the company...

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FTC Decides on a Double Standard for Citizen Journalists

Jarvis Coffin | Posted 10.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Blogosphere, Iab, Randall Rothenberg. IAB, Online Advertising, Ftc, Internet Advertising, FTC Blogger Guidelines, Media News

As widely reported (but mostly slept-through) the FTC issued guidelines on October 5th subjecting bloggers to endorsement and testimonial rules that are different from traditional media.

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An Open Letter to the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission

Randall Rothenberg | Posted 10.15.2009 | Media

Read More: Iab, FTC Bloggers, Internet Advertising Bureau, Federal Trade Commission, Ftc Bloggers Disclose Payments, Ftc, Jon Leibowitz, Media News

Does the FTC really intend to probe America's opinion-mongering apparatus this closely? Do you have a team of Freuds and Jungs able to examine "the weight" consumers give opinions from social media?

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FTC Official: "We Are Not Going To Be Patrolling The Blogosphere

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.15.2009 | Media

Read More: Advertising, Ftc, Bloggers, FTC Guidelines, Federal Trade Commission, Blogging, Media News

As you may have heard, twenty-first century advertisers have long been trying to persuade us to buy their products. But until very recently, they wer...

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Pfizer-Wyeth Merger Tentatively Approved By FTC

AFP | Posted 10.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Europe, Divestiture, Federal Trade Commission, Anticompetitive, Drug, Eu, Wyeth, Divest, ftc.gov, Pharmaceutical, Merger, Ftc, Pfizer, Conditions, Business News

NEW YORK (AFP) -- US regulators gave tentative approval Wednesday to a deal allowing Pfizer to buy pharmaceutical Wyeth, boosting the size of the worl...

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Do Book Bloggers Make a Difference?

Beth Kephart | Posted 10.14.2009 | Books

Read More: Authors, Blogs, Bloggers, Book Bloggers, Books, Book Blogs, FTC Guidelines, Ftc, Blogging, Books News

Let's stop asking if book bloggers can make a difference. Let's start figuring out how they can operate -- with integrity and commitment, without fear of being fined -- in the coming era of new FTC guidelines.

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New FTC Blogging Regulations: Forcing Transparency on a Culture of Full Disclosure

Ian Paul | Posted 10.06.2009 | Media

Read More: Federal Trade Commission, Blogging, Ftc, Ftc Regulations, Media News

The Federal Trade Commission has come up with a set of strange new regulations to protect consumers from potentially misleading information in the blogosphere and social networks.

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FTC to Social Media Marketers and Bloggers: Y'all Play Fair Now!

Andy Sernovitz | Posted 10.06.2009 | Media

Read More: Sernovitz, Ftc, Sponsored Posts, Social Media, Wom, Disclosure, Ethics, Social Media Policies, Word of Mouth, Blogging, FTC Social Media Regulations, Media News

"I'm a free-speaking blogger" doesn't give you a free pass from consumer protection laws. If you get compensation, you're a business now. You don't get a free pass just because it's social media.

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FTC: Bloggers Must Disclose Payments For Reviews -- Or Pay Big

AP | DEBORAH YAO and EMILY FREDRIX | Posted 10.05.2009 | Technology

Read More: Ftc, FTC Bloggers, FTC Blogger Fine, FTC Payments, FTC Disclosure, Bloggers, Blogs, Blogger, Social Media, Federal Trade Commission, Blogger Review, Blogger Disclosure, Ftc Guidelines Bloggers, Blogger Must Report Review Payments, Ftc Bloggers Disclose Payments, Technology News

The Federal Trade Commission on Monday took steps to make product information and online reviews more accurate for consumers, regulating blogging for ...

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Comcast and NBC Universal: Antitrust Apocalypse?

Sam Gustin | Posted 10.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Competition, NBC Universal, Time, Doj, Fcc, Ftc, Antitrust, Comcast, Media News

Federal regulators are virtually certain to scrutinize any substantial pairing of cable leader Comcast (CMSCA) and content behemoth NBC Universal, the...

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Robocalls Banned By Government? Not So Much

Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Ben Protess | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Investigative Fund, Fcc, Donotcall.gov, Courtesy Calls, Consumer, Newspaper Association of America, Election Calls, Campaigns, Robocalls, Washington D.C., Huffington Post Investigative Fund, Robocall Rules, Political Campaigns, Consumer Bankers Association, Regulation, Do Not Call List, Phone Calls, Mortgage Bankers Association, Campaign Calls, Federal Communications Commission, Telephone, Ftc, Consumers, Politics News

It's dinnertime, the phone rings and it might be someone important. Instead, you hear a recorded voice: "Congratulations! You've been pre-approved for...

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FTC To Ban Most Telemarketing 'Robocalls'

AP | DEBORAH YAO | Posted 09.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Telemarketers, Telemarketing, Ftc, Robocalls, Business News

Americans tired of having their dinners interrupted by phone calls touting car warranties or vacation packages will soon get some relief. The Federal...

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Lawmakers: "Nearly Impossible" For Consumers To Tell What's Green

greenbiz.com | GreenBiz StaffPublished June 12, 2009 | Posted 07.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Greenwashing, Environment, Green Living, Green Business, Federal Trade Commission, Ftc, Green News

"It is now nearly impossible for the average consumer to get the information they need to determine whether a product is truly green: how and where th...

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Credit Card Law Will Curb FreeCreditReport.com Ads

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 06.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Credit Report, Ftc, Credit Score, Credit Card Debt, Federal Trade Commission, Free Credit Report Commercials, FreeCreditReport.Com, Business News

The credit card reform bill signed into law by the president on Friday won't just put a stop to several unfair practices of the credit card industry -...

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FTC Expected To Crack Down On Bloggers' Sponsored Posts

BusinessWeek | Douglas MacMillan | Posted 06.19.2009 | Media

Read More: FTC Blogs, Advertising, Sponsored Posts, Ftc, Media News

...[b]ack-scratching endorsements could become tougher under a coming set of Federal Trade Commission guidelines designed to clarify how companies can...

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Dems Grill FTC Head: "What Happened?"

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bobby Rush, Ftc, Henry Waxman, Regulation, Jon Leibowitz, Federal Trade Commission, Politics News

On Tuesday, members of a House subcommittee lamented the weakness of consumer protection from predatory lenders -- be they credit card companies, payd...

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Debt Collection Boss: "Business Is Brisk"

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 04.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Debt Collectors, The Affiliated Group, Sunrise Credit Services, Collection Agencies, Debt Collection Industry, Debt Collection, Ftc, ACA International, Federal Trade Commission, Collection Agency, John Nemo, Business News

John Nemo says the notion that debt collectors are capitalist vultures who profit off other folks' struggles is a "stereotype." Nemo is a spokesman ...

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FTC Parodies FreeCreditReport.Com Ads (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 04.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Free Credit Report, Ftc Free Credit Report, Ftc, Freecreditreport, FreeCreditReport.Com, Business News

The Federal Trade Commission is hoping to go viral. On Tuesday the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection uploaded some funny videos to YouTube -- paro...

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Kids Learn Target Marketing from the FTC

Scott Ballum | Posted 03.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Mall, Advertising, Children, Shopping, Ftc, Psfk, Business News

This article originally appeared on PSFK.com. Competition? Mergers? Supply and demand? Find our what's cooking at the Food Court. These are the kind...

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Whole Foods, Wild Oats Integration Challenged By FTC

AP | SARAH SKIDMORE | Posted 02.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Whole Foods, Wild Oats, Whole Foods Wild Oats, Ftc, FTC Whole Foods Wild Oats, Portland Oregon, Business News

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Federal Trade Commission on Monday asked a federal judge to halt the integration of Wild Oats and Whole Foods Market as par...

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NPEs and Abstract Patents

Brian Kahin | Posted 02.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Bilski, Enlarged Board of Appeals, Us Patent System, Ftc, Abstract Patents, Software Patents, Patent Enforcement, Federal Trade Commission, Business Methods Patent, Patent Law, Intellectual Property, NPE, International Patent, EU Patents, Patent Bubble, Software Patent Court Decision, Federal Circuit in Bilski, Supreme Court, High-Tech Patents, Peter Detkin, Department of Justice, Extortion, Technology, Intellectual Ventures, Patent Law Enforcement, 1998 State Street Decision, Business News

Unfortunately, there is little transparency in today's patent system. Indeed, the patent system is beset by information failure.

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FTC's Obsession With Whole Foods Could Harm Smaller Stores

Gourmet.com | Posted 01.09.2009 | Business

Read More: New Seasons Market, Wild Oats, Whole Foods, Ftc, Business News

Now, a local, nine-store natural foods purveyor based in Portland, OR, called New Seasons Market--which had no involvement whatsoever in the Wild Oats...

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