Tag: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Have you ever wondered exactly how "healthy" a light bulb is for your energy bill? If so, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is here to help. According to an FTC press release, every light bulb manufactured after the halfway-point of 2011 will feature a "Lighting Facts" label on its packaging. This label, which is a clear nod to the Nutrition Facts label on food products, will provide information ...

When you ask most 8- to 12-year-olds what kinds of video games most appeal to them, "advertising" usually isn't named. Yet that's exactly the demographic that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is targeting with a new online game called Admongo. In the game, students are confronted with ads at every turn throughout a virtual city, whether they're plastered on bus stops, on TV, or even on a video ...

It's debatable whether the CAN-SPAM act of 2003 really has had any impact on the volume of unwanted e-mails received -- our inboxes are as cluttered as ever. So, forgive us if we weren't exactly hopeful when the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) effectively made robocalls, automated messages from political parties and other unwanteds, illegal a few months ago. But, there is hope, with the FTC filing ...