Feds Get Tough on Viral Marketing
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The FTC is set to investigate word-of-mouth advertising in which paid shills pretend to be average consumers. In Game|Life.
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The executives from credit card companies said it as difficult to keep pace with those who seek to exploit children on the Web.
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Facebook's advertising system provokes questions about how companies share data.
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The global nature of the Internet is posing new challenges to law enforcement agencies like the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. In response, the FBI is reaching out to new partners, both in the private sector and in the international community, to help fight online identity thieves, computer hijackers, and other digital desperadoes known as &quot;botherders.&quot; The ongoing effort has been dubbed &quot;Operation Bot Roast.&quot;
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Major advertisers are hesitant to use popular social networks to publicize their products, fearing to be associated with some potentially questionable user-generated content.
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The U.S. government and a Christian group on Tuesday announced an advertising campaign aimed at deterring American tourists from sexually exploiting children overseas.
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Flagging social network introduces new way for bands, celebrities, organizations to create profiles on the site. Unfortunately, it probably won't ameliorate its problems.
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Two recent cases have caused journalists and bloggers to fear a government crackdown on freedom of expression.
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In an attempt to block spammers and devious advertisers, the popular social networking site makes some changes to its F8 platform.
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TechWeb - The popular social networking site is taking steps to protect its young users.
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Images posted in news groups may install remote control software on vulnerable PCs.
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Vaccines for sale online can be dangerous, and sellers could be perpetrating credit card fraud.
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Huge crowds in social networking sites draw money-minded malware authors.
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Critics are questioning whether an advertising blitz featuring posters, brochures and refrigerator magnets is more about promoting Gov.
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While marketers have always found a way to get themselves in front of a largely captive audience, advertising on streaming videos is presenting some particular challenges.
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Eric Bauman made big bucks posting other people's gross-out videos to his website. Now the geeks whose clips he swiped on the way up are trying to knock him down. By David Kushner from Wired magazine.
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Bill designed to clarify rules for advertising via fax could expose consumers to a flood of unwanted solicitations. -The Washington Post