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FTC spam claim canned

March 31, 2008

A two-year-old case between the Federal Trade Commission and Impulse Media Group Inc. was settled in the US District Court in Seattle last week, finding Impulse Media not responsible for sexually explicit e-mail spamming by its affiliates.

Yahoo stands proud

March 24, 2008

In an investor presentation detailing its three-year financial plan and strategic initiatives, Yahoo's board of directors unanimously determined that Microsoft's January 31 unsolicited acquisition proposal substantially undervalues Yahoo.

Alliance pushes alliance

March 24, 2008

Alliance Data Systems Corp. has released a statement alleging a breach of the May 17, 2007 merger agreement between Alliance Data and The Blackstone Group. The notice demands that Blackstone affiliates, Aladdin Solutions and Aladdin Merger Sub, cure the breaches and consummate the transaction.

USPS gets greener

March 24, 2008

The USPS has launched a pilot Mail Back program that allows customers to recycle small electronics and inkjet cartridges by mailing them free in envelopes available in 1,500 post offices. Postage is paid by Clover Technologies Group, a remanufacturer of inkjet cartridges, laser cartridges and small electronics. Nineteen other companies bid for the contract.

Yahoo board rules

March 17, 2008

Yahoo Inc. amended its company's bylaws last week, extending the deadline for nominations to Yahoo's board of directors from March 14 to 10 days following the public announcement of the date for Yahoo's 2008 annual meeting of stockholders. As of press time, this date had yet to be announced. A company statement said, "the amendment will give stockholders who want to nominate one or more directors, including Microsoft Corporation, more time to do so."

Road blocks

March 03, 2008

Time Warner Inc.'s Internet service provider Road Runner began blocking images in e-mail by default in a move to protect subscribers from spam. Road Runner has about 7.7 million subscribers. Other e-mail inboxes that switch images off by default include AOL, Hotmail/WLM, Yahoo!, Gmail, Outlook 2007, and Outlook 2003.

What's in a name?

March 03, 2008

A dispute over preferential URL legislation has surfaced in the Florida courts. Chris McElroy has filed a class action suit against Network Solutions LLC and the Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

Data suits

March 03, 2008

Experian filed a lawsuit against identity theft insurance company Lifelock in a California district court last week. It alleges Lifelock has illegally put fraud alerts on credit files managed by Experian, flooding its system and reducing the effectiveness of legitimate credit freezes. Lifelock executives have stated the suit is "frivolous" and a ploy to attack a competitor.

Apollo fails to launch

March 03, 2008

Arbitron and Nielsen Co. cancelled further development of their joint Apollo Project, a research tool that aimed to track purchase influencers and metrics across multiple media channels in a single database. The companies said that despite interest from Procter & Gamble and six other clients, there was not enough interest to justify the cost of a national rollout.

How to keep online secrets

March 03, 2008

The Interactive Advertising Bureau released interactive advertising privacy guidelines last week developed by representatives from Facebook, Google, ValueClick, Walt Disney Internet Group, Yahoo and others.

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