It was Ralph Nader's commission which had written a letter to the FTC, complaining about how search engines were not properly identifying sponsored links as such, and that people didn't understand that they were advertisements.
In a nutshell, consumer activist and presidential candidate Ralph Nader and the Federal Trade Commission decided search engines should be unbiased information providers. Wal-Mart changed the way America shops for budget minded goods.
Ralph Nader pulled 1.5% and a generic "other" candidate pulled 1.5%. File in your "just for fun" folder. The gang over at Topix.net have released results from an unscientific poll to find out who thier users support in tomorrow's election.
A group backed by consumer advocate Ralph Nader believes so, and it's asking the US Federal Trade Commission to take action against seven major search companies. As search engines have grown as an industry, a number of lawsuits and legal issues...
Paul Alan Levy, an attorney for Ralph Nader's Public Citizen Litigation Group responded in depth to last week's SearchDay article by Eric Ward, "Linking Legalities: What You Need to Know" with a host of interesting points.
The group, backed by consumer advocate Ralph Nader, sees the FTC's action as a victory, it said. The US Federal Trade Commission has made a landmark recommendation to the search engine industry that it should improve disclosure of paid content...
Such mixed messages don't create trust in search listings, which is a key reason why the Ralph Nader-backed group Commercial Alert filed a complaint over unclear listings with the US Federal Trade Commission last year.
Indeed, such a scenario is one reason why Public Citizen, a Ralph Nader-backed consumer advocacy group, is considering whether there is a role for it to play in the case, to ensure that the interests of consumers and other members of the public...
A group backed by consumer advocate Ralph Nader believes so, and it's asking the US Federal Trade Commission to take action against seven major search companies. =================== About The Update The Search Engine Update is a twice-monthly...
A group backed by consumer advocate Ralph Nader believes so, and it's asking the US Federal Trade Commission to take action against seven major search companies. THE SEARCH ENGINE REPORT August 2, 2001- Number 57
A group backed by consumer advocate Ralph Nader believes so, and it's asking the US Federal Trade Commission to take action against seven major search companies. THE SEARCH ENGINE REPORT August 2, 2001- Number 57
A group backed by consumer advocate Ralph Nader believes so, and it's asking the US Federal Trade Commission to take action against seven major search companies. Is it deceptive advertising to include paid listings in your search results and not...
A group backed by consumer advocate Ralph Nader believes so, and it's asking the US Federal Trade Commission to take action against seven major search companies. =================== About The Update The Search Engine Update is a twice-monthly...
A group backed by consumer advocate Ralph Nader believes so, and it's asking the US Federal Trade Commission to take action against seven major search companies. In The January 2001 Issue Paid Submission WebCrawler Remains Excite@Home's Magellan...
