Federal Trade Commission closed the books on its 19-month investigation into Google’s business practices. Google allegedly “reneged on its FRAND [fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory] commitments and pursued – or threatened to pursue...
Federal Trade Commission Nonetheless, we believe that a level playing field should be ensured for search as a whole – both for the protection of consumers and in furtherance of fair competition within the search industry.
Both Argentina’s Comision Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia and the Korea Fair Trade Commission in South Korea have also opened an investigation into certain business practices," the company said in its filing.
Chairman Jon Leibowitz Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20580 But for the competition to be effective, it must exist and be at least somewhat fair; a man with a pickup truck can't start competing with UPS just...
The Korean Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) raided Google's Seoul offices, according to an individual familiar with the matter, starting on Tuesday. The KFTC planned on conducting their raid for evidence and information on the 6th and 7th.
Federal Trade Commission that it has begun a review of our business," according to this blog post by Google's Amit Singhal. Jay Herratti of the local business information section of IAC stated that, "[Google] should compete on fair terms, but they...
Google's competitors in South Korea have recently filed complaints with the South Korean Fair Trade Commission, alleging anticompetitive practices. Federal Trade Commission and is facing pressure from the Texas Attorney General, who is calling for...
The owners of South Korea's largest search engines have filed complaints against Google with the country's Fair Trade Commission, alleging that local phone carriers and manufacturers were banned from embedding their search applications on mobile...
The owners of South Korea's largest search engines have filed complaints against Google with the country's Fair Trade Commission, alleging that local phone carriers and manufacturers were banned from embedding their search applications on mobile...
The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Thursday approved the partnership between Google Inc.of the United States and Yahoo Japan Corp", Asahi reported, noting "as the partnership goes through, Google's search technology will account for about 90...
Rakuten, Japan's largest online shopping mall operator, has asked Japan's Fair Trade Commission to review the search deal Google cut with Yahoo Japan. Search Engine Optimization Website Changes That Will Hurt Your SEO By Eric Enge
Rakuten, Japan's largest online shopping mall operator, has asked Japan's Fair Trade Commission to review the search deal Google cut with Yahoo Japan, which is an independent entity from Yahoo. In July, Yahoo Japan, the number one Japanese portal...
The push comes from Wally Snyder, President Emeritus of the American Advertising Federation and former Federal Trade Commission lawyer, the Huffington Post quoted the Associated Press as saying. It will reflect Snyder's vision of the industry's...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) expects the blogosphere to add a little sentence -- in undersize italics at the bottom of a post -- that reads: It is more "fair and balanced" than Fox News (which isn't hard) and more compelling than C-SPAN...
Back at the first legal session in 2002, I remember there being a panelist from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) dealing with the issue of consumer confusion in keyword advertising. It was Ralph Nader's commission which had written a letter to...
Then in June 2002, the US Federal Trade Commission issued guidelines about how search engines should disclosure paid content, as explained more in the FTC Recommends Disclosure To Search Engines article from Search Engine Watch.
Google Changing Agency Commission Payments In Europe - Many search marketers in the US are unaware that in Europe, both Google and Yahoo offer agency commissions. Yahoo Accused of Trying to Steal Trade Secrets - News.com reports that Nuance...
The action came after more than 100 complaints filed with the attorney general's office, the US Federal Trade Commission and the Better Business Bureau. Fair enough, but plenty of search engine marketers are pretty sick and tired of being cast as...
Search engines should set standards and adhere to them, say webmasters, advertisers and a senior attorney for the Federal Trade Commission. Fair enough, but plenty of search engine marketers are pretty sick and tired of being cast as some type of...
The US Federal Trade Commission extends its authority to include regulating misleading search results, taking action against two companies accused of tricking consumers. A group backed by consumer advocate Ralph Nader believes so, and it's asking...
