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A proposed federal law requires schools and libraries to make social networking sites inaccessible to minors - and because of its broad definition would also likely affect other sites, such as Blogger.com and AOL, and Yahoo’s instant messaging features as well as Xbox 360, writes CNET (via MarketingVox). House Republicans, including Speaker Dennis Hastert, on Wednesday endorsed the new legislation (pdf), which would restrict access to sites that let users create public “web pages or profiles” and also offer a discussion board, chat room, or e-mail service.
“When children leave the home and go to school or the public library and have access to social-networking sites, we have reason to be concerned,” Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA), sponsor of the bill, is quoted as saying. Fitzpatrick’s bill, called the Deleting Online Predators Act, or DOPA, is apparently part of a Republican effort to address topics that polls show are important to suburban voters.
A group of lawmakers - the “Suburban Caucus” - on Wednesday announced new legislation intended to rally conservative supporters an ensure a Republican majority in the House.
The Spanish Radio Association says Arbitron still has not addressed its concerns and research questions regarding the PPM and how “Hispanics are recruited and represented, and how the PPM panel is maintained.”
The SRA has been working with Arbitron in…
The Chicago Tribune’s new design will launch on Sept. 29, Tribune Co. chief operating officer Randy Michaels says. No details on the redesign have been released; the paper has already been decreasing its editorial pages to create a more even split…
Teens are not the best demo to target with cell phone advertising, according to a new study from comScore. Though they are cell phone-savvy, most of them - 70 percent - have their phones paid for by parents, which means…
CNN won its second night of coverage of the Democratic National Convention Tuesday. The network averaged 3.41 million viewers in the 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. time slot, despite the fact that Fox drew nearly even for the night.
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Generation Y is the most self-indulgent, Generation X is the most innovative, and Boomers are the most productive, while the “Silent Generation” and the “Greatest Generation” are the most admired, according to a recent survey by Harris Interactive, writes MarketingCharts.
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To encourage shoppers to buy more back-to-school items, retailers often implement “loss leader” strategies: that is, selling items at a loss or even giving them away in hopes that the reductions will attract shoppers who will then buy other, more…
