Today a group of key trade groups released comprehensive privacy principles for use and collection of behavioral data in online advertising. These are self-regulatory principles to protect consumer privacy in ad-supported interactive media that will require advertisers and Web sites to clearly inform consumers about data collection practices and enable them to exercise control over that information.
Google’s 6 Principles of Competition and Openness
There’s a short but interesting blog post up on Google’s official Public Policy Blog, which states six principles the company holds with regards to competition and openness.
Online Advertising Heavyweights Agree To Good Practice Principles
AOL, Google, Microsoft, NebuAd, Phorm, and Yahoo promise to behave. All of these companies – along with a few others – have volunteered to honor the Internet Advertising Bureau’s just-announced set of Good Practice Principles.
Google Should Stick To Its Search Principles
Please welcome Google to the damned-if-I-do-damned-if-don’t club. The superiority of search results is what led to Google’s dominance, and investors have pressured the company to get back to its core competency while raising revenue. As soon as they do, though, retailers pitch a fit because things become too fair.
MySpace’s Principles for Social Networking
As promised, MySpace makes a big announcement today about “Internet safety.” And no, it has nothing to do with not tripping over your power cord. Naturally, MySpace’s Internet safety announcement is about increasing privacy and safety for its minor members. ReadWriteWeb reports that the updated features will include:
Squidoo – Principles to Consider
Not enough time for the usual in-depth rant (lucky for you)… but jumping off Danny’s excellent overview, I will assume that Google found within itself to ratchet down the value of Squidoo pages in the grand scheme of things.
Eight Principles Of Click Quality
The Click Quality Council has released a list of eight principles they believe should act as a blueprint for creating industry-wide click quality.
Principles for SEO Success
There was a great post by Andy Beal about Five Secret Strategies to Add $1M in Revenue to your Interactive Marketing Agency in 2007.
The Five Principles of Keeping a Strategic Focus
Adopting and maintaining a strategic focus in small business plans ensures that the most important issues are addressed. Operating from this mindset is essential in developing a successful small business and mentoring staff development.
Microsoft Gets Principles
Many parts of the antitrust settlement Microsoft agreed to with the US Department of Justice will expire soon, but the company said that will not stop them from adhering to 12 tenets of good corporate behavior.