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FTC Guidelines Are In Effect

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 at 3:07 pm

Today is a the day. The FTC’s recent updates to its Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising are now in affect. To comply with the Guides, individuals (bloggers, users of social media) must disclose every “material connection” or relationship they have with an advertiser. How to comply with the changes? Disclose… » Read More

Compliance and Recommendations on Social Networking Sites

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 at 7:00 am

I am an enthusiast of social networking sites and web 2.0. But I realize they have limitations and dangers. I have been very concerned about the Recommendations feature in LinkedIn. That feature allows any of your connections on LinkedIn to post a recommendation or endorsement about you that appears on your profile page. At first,… » Read More