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Google to Pay $22.5 Million to Settle FTC Privacy Charges

Bill Hartzer

million dollar civil penalty to settle FTC (Federal Trade Commission) charges that Google misrepresented themselves when it came to the privacy of Apple users. That violated an earlier privacy settlement between Google and the FTC. Until February 15, 2014, Defendant will maintain systems configured to instruct Safari brand.

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Customer Satisfaction: Social Media Websites Rank Among The Worst

The Realtime Report

Facebook and LinkedIn generated higher satisfaction this year, but according to their own users, these platforms are still worst in the industry. Though struggling to maintain active contributors, Wikipedia remains as the world’s sixth most-visited website, and continues to overpower most of the industry. Climbing 4.4%

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NamesCon 2014: The Secondary Market Is the Primary Market

Bill Hartzer

There used to be doom and gloom in 2008 in domain industry. The industry itself is growing, and web is still in a new mode, immature mode. Michael Berkens: don’t use privacy with good contact information. Working together to create marketing and education is key, and collaboration is key. Jeff from Unigestry.

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Five digital communication trends from #SXSW

Danny WhatMough

On the one hand hoping for a silver bullet that would point the way to the future of our industry, but also with a big dose of skepticism as to whether a conference could ever deliver that. Rather, there was sitting in sessions, listening to the great and the good of the digital industry, and talking to fellow attendees. Don’t be evil.

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This Week in Social Media – 6/5/2013

Social Media Marketing

A roundup of relevant links affecting our industry. Industry Salesforce.com will spend $2.5 Salesforce’s biggest bet yet, smartphones begin their global dominance, social media trends in India, The Atlantic discovers the secret to audience growth, Altimeter Group’s latest report and more - it''s This Week in Social Media.

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They also had five years of experience of a binding agreement.

Writtent Blog

So, what would a Canada plus deal mean for the UK plastics industry? Learn more about FindLaws newsletters, including our terms of use and privacy policy. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. (1) The email address cannot be subscribed. Please try again.

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7 Tips for #SocialMedia guidelines and Government

Laurel Papworth

Wendy Carlisle (@Wendycarlisle) April 8, 2014. Consider whether you want staff working for you that are passionate about the industry or those that fall into the “couldn’t give a s**t” category. Check Privacy Commission regularly for updates on hiring/firing on personal opinions. Get Ip’s latest.