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How Free Web Content Traps People In An Abyss Of Ads And Clickbait Listen· 37:21

Posted October 18, 2016 / News, Online Advertising in News, Online Advertising 0 0 0

How Free Web Content Traps People In An Abyss Of Ads And Clickbait NPR If you feel like Internet ads are more pervasive and invasive than ever before, you’re not alone. Author Tim Wu tells Fresh Air’s Terry Gross that the Web has...

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Fiat Chrysler targets kids though social media to sell minivan

Posted October 17, 2016 / News, Online Advertising, Social Media in News, Online Advertising, Social Media 0 0 0

Fiat Chrysler targets kids though social media to sell minivan Reuters Bernie Woodall Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, which popularized the minivan three decades ago and remains its top seller, is seeking to stay on top with a social media campaign...

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Soda Companies Funded Nearly 100 Health Organizations Despite Conflict of Interest, According to Investigation

Posted October 12, 2016 / Food Marketing, News in Food Marketing, News 0 0 0

Soda Companies Funded Nearly 100 Health Organizations Despite Conflict of Interest, According to Investigation Yahoo Amy Capetta Talk about a conflict of interest: A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine reveals that...

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US FDA Issues Guidance for the Labeling of Infant Formula

Posted October 11, 2016 / Infant Formula Marketing, News in Infant Formula Marketing, News 0 0 0

US FDA Issues Guidance for the Labeling of Infant Formula SafeGuardS James Cook On September 16, 2016 the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) issued guidance [1] to industry concerning the labeling of infant formula in order to provide to...

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FCC proposals stun advertising trade organizations with broadening definition of ‘sensitive data’

Posted October 11, 2016 / News, Online Advertising in News, Online Advertising 0 0 0

FCC proposals stun advertising trade organizations with broadening definition of ‘sensitive data’ The Drum Laurie Fullerton The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has unveiled a privacy plan that threatens to disrupt the current...

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CSUN Marketing Professors Launch Campaign to Teach Elementary and Middle Schoolers About Online Privacy

Posted October 7, 2016 / News, Online Advertising in News, Online Advertising 0 0 0

CSUN Marketing Professors Launch Campaign to Teach Elementary and Middle Schoolers About Online Privacy California State University Northridge The Youth-Driven Information Privacy Education Campaign (YDIPEC) launched in August to help young...

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Why we must ban food advertising to children

Posted October 7, 2016 / Food Marketing, News in Food Marketing, News 0 0 0

Warshawski and Lewis: Why we must ban food advertising to children Ottawa Citizen Warshawski and Lewis In the early days of the automobile, there were few rules of the road, let alone laws. People tried to figure it out as they went; many died...

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Food and beverage companies are finding creative ways to reach kids online. Here’s what to know.

Posted October 6, 2016 / Food Marketing, News in Food Marketing, News 0 0 0

Food and beverage companies are finding creative ways to reach kids online. Here’s what to know. The Washington Post Casey Seidenberg I have witnessed my sons on social media posting images of simulated Gatorade coolers being poured over their...

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Outdoor Afro Builds Community, a Key to Surviving Disaster

Posted October 6, 2016 / National Parks, News in National Parks, News 0 0 0

Outdoor Afro Builds Community, a Key to Surviving Disaster Huffington Post Audrey Peterman The national parks and the public lands system have provided me with a community wider than I can describe. I’m as likely to run into a park ranger friend...

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Lawsuit: PepsiCo’s Naked Juice Drinks Mislead Shoppers About Ingredients, Sugar Content

Posted October 5, 2016 / Food Marketing, News in Food Marketing, News 0 0 0

Lawsuit: PepsiCo’s Naked Juice Drinks Mislead Shoppers About Ingredients, Sugar Content Consumerist Chris Morran Should a drink called “Kale Blazer” have kale as its primary ingredient? When something says “no sugar added” on the label, do you...

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Pediatricians, American Cancer Society Take FDA To Court Over Delayed Graphic Warning Labels On Cigarettes

Posted October 5, 2016 / Cigarettes, News in Cigarettes, News 0 0 0

Pediatricians, American Cancer Society Take FDA To Court Over Delayed Graphic Warning Labels On Cigarettes Consumerist Chris Morran It’s been more than seven years since the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act became law, directing...

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Regulators and Industry Thought Leaders Discuss Issues in Social Media Advertising

Posted September 29, 2016 / Instagram Endorsements, News in Instagram Endorsements, News 0 0 0

Regulators and Industry Thought Leaders Discuss Issues in Social Media Advertising Holland & Knight Anthony E. “Tony” DiResta, Kwamina Thomas Williford, Brian J. Goodrich Holland & Knight and the Word of Mouth Marketing...

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