FTC Demands Full Disclosure From Bloggers
I'm still struggling with the whole full disclosure thing from the FTC. It's not that I disagree with it–in fact, I think I have been following their guidelines all along.
Date: 2009-12-22
The FTC Redefines Honesty For Social Media And Bloggers
So the much-vaunted Federal Trade Commission guidelines for social media came into play today.
Date: 2009-12-08
U.S Government Unprepared For Coming Cyber Threats
Warfare is something that through the years has evolved in a technological sense, but fundamentally has stayed the same - have your men kill the other men.
Date: 2009-11-24
Google Fires Back Against FCC Probing
While it remains unclear whether Google Voice should be treated the same way as other telecom companies, the search giant isn't taking any chances with the rather unpleasant probing it's receiving from the Federal Communications Commission...
Date: 2009-11-10
FTC Finally Finalized The New Blogging Guidelines
In case you've missed it, the FTC has finally finalized its new blogging guidelines-including an up-to-$11,000 fine for not disclosing free products or other remuneration...
Date: 2009-10-27
FCC Probes Call Blocking In Google Voice
Last week, twenty members of Congress sided with AT&T and asked the Federal Communications Commission to take a good look at Google Voice, because the free telephony service doesn't allow users to call certain rural numbers.
Date: 2009-10-13
US Government Moves Towards Web 2.0 With Apps.gov
Give the government some credit sometimes, the new Apps.gov web site is an open shopping portal based on cloud computing and web 2.0 applications.
Date: 2009-09-29
Underground Military Bloggers, Censorship and Fear
We all know that there are some bloggers who maintain their anonymity like Mini-Microsoft; we also know that there are bloggers who have had their identity revealed under court order, or voluntarily before legal action was taken.
Date: 2009-09-14
FCC Begins To Probe Wireless Providers
Imagine this. You are in the wireless industry and you are on the verge of actually fulfilling all of the prophecies about your industry being the future of the Internet and communications in general.
Date: 2009-09-01
UK Government Pledges To Combat Internet Piracy
News today that the government is pledging to combat internet piracy in the UK with a series of new measures, including £50,000 fines for those found guilty of illegal file-sharing.
Date: 2009-08-18
FTC Continues Investigation Into Apple Relationship With Google
Despite Google's Eric Schmidt tendering his resignation from Apple's board of directors, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) plans to continue its investigation into the relationship between the two companies–and you can blame the apparent greed of one man.
Date: 2009-08-04
Canada Warns Facebook On Privacy Concern Standards
It wouldn't be a day in business any more if the main focus wasn't government intervention, would it?
Date: 2009-07-21
More States Veto The Affiliate "Amazon Tax" Increases
It's somewhat hard to keep up with which state is passing the so called "Amazon Tax," which have vetoed it, and which retailers have pulled the plug on their program-just in anticipation of is.
Date: 2009-07-06
FTC To Focus On Professional Blogger Sponsorship Liability
It appears the Federal Trade Commission is continuing its sloth-like race to enact new standards for bloggers that don't currently disclose compensated endorsements.
Date: 2009-06-22
Local Governments Are Beginning To Use Twitter For Service Announcements
What a great initiative announced a few days ago by the city of San Francisco – enable citizens to use Twitter as one of the means through which they can use the city's 311 online information and services network.
Date: 2009-06-09
New FTC Guidlines To Hold Brands And Bloggers Liable For Misguided Claims
In the eyes of imaginative and opportunistic advertisers and marketers, bloggers and online influencers are the new celebrities and athletes.
Date: 2009-05-26
The FTC Looks Into Antitrust Charges Against Google
I can’t quite figure out why the Federal Trade Commission has decided to investigate Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s role on the boards of both Google and Apple.
Date: 2009-05-12
FTC Warns Further Action Against Behavioral Tracking Without Consent
We looked at the SEC and its involvement in the world of social media. The impact of even the thought of raising a big government agency's eyebrow in this environment is enough to send the most daring social media companies to the corner for a time out to think about what they are doing..
Date: 2009-04-28
FTC Sets It's Sights On Social Marketing
The main reason that they killed the dating ads was that people were using copyright images as well as girls under 18 to advertise for CPA sites.
Date: 2009-04-14
Government Sites Have Some Unique SEO Challenges
In times like these, when companies are cutting costs, not many are hiring SEO services. But governments aren't cutting back (quite the contrary, but that's a rant for...
Date: 2009-03-31
The UK Still Searches For A Director Of Digital Engagement
The closing date for applications for what I called one of the most interesting communication jobs anywhere in the world, passed a few days ago.
Date: 2009-03-17
Connecting Government Officials With The Public
If you are the British government, you are seriously thinking about it, and Scott McNeely is looking at the same thing for the Obama administration..
Date: 2009-03-02
Connecting Government Officials With The Public
A tweet from @downingstreet, the Twitter handle of the communications team in the Prime Minister's office at 10 Downing Street, prompted me to check in...
Date: 2009-02-24
Government Needs To Fully Embrace Social Media
Recently there has been some talk on a few other DC-based social media consultant blogs about the rise of "Government 2.0" and whether the so-called experts in the space really deserve that title.
Date: 2009-02-09
Keeping Up With The Inauguration Ceremony
Unless you disconnect yourself today entirely from anything audio-visual, you won't be able to miss the inauguration ceremony of incoming US President Barack Obama.
Date: 2009-01-20
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