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How will the new FTC ruling effect mylot

networkingman @networkingman (3) • United States 7 Oct 09

In case you haven't heard. The United States Federal Trade Commission announced that it has come up with new rules for bloggers.Writers on the web will have to now disclose any freebies or payments that they get for reviewing the...

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Defining the Extent of the Market: the Whole Foods Case

joemar @joemar (7) • United States 2 Jun 09

On June 28, 2007, the Federal Trade Commission issued a formal "administrative complaint" to block the proposed merger between premium grocers Whole Foods Market and Wild Oats Market. They claim that it would reduce competition in...

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Annoyed by these telemarketing calls? FTC shuts down auto warranty callers

AnjaP @Rollo1 (16676) • Boston, Massachusetts 18 May 09

A judge has just issued a restraining order against two companies that use these robo-dialer systems to sell auto warranties. If you have ever received any of these calls, they are very deceptive. They say things like "your auto...

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Has anyone ever been treated unfairly by yahoo or any other email/gaming sites?

sleepyredd @sleepyredd (201) • United States 23 Sep 08

About three weeks ago i was playing one of my favorite games, canasta. Yahoo seemed to be either having problems with their rooms or was doing some updates. No one was able to view stats without going into their profiles. The...

Identity Theft and Illegal Immigration Go Hand In Hand

speakeasy @speakeasy (4171) • United States 15 Oct 07

We have all heard about the raids on meat packing plants and other factories where ICE has gone in and rouneded up large numbers of illegal immigrants who were also guilty of identity theft. I have actually heard some people...

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For those who are direct sellers, have a home business, or small business

mytwo_daughters @mytwo_daughters (2663) • United States 28 May 07

Please pay attention to this post. I just ran across this today! It is really important, and while it may not happen for a couple years, your voices need to be heard now! Please go to www.dswa.org and click on the ftc ruling...

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Why does the FTC specifically prohibit funeral directors from saying..

Casey Heinzism @dnatureofdtrain (5273) • Janesville, Wisconsin 25 May 07

Why does the FTC specifically prohibit funeral directors from saying about embalming? Why can't funeral directors tell someone they have to be embalmed? - DNatureofDTrain (I do not have the answer to this one is why I...

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