The search advertising company’s efforts to fight child pornography were the focus of Google’s testimony before a House subcommittee.
MySpace Gets Safety PSAs & MS Employee
News Corp., being very proactive to protect its jewel of the web MySpace.com, has teamed up with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the Advertising Council to provide public service announcement (PSA) banner ads promoting online safety across MySpace.com and other Fox media.
News Corp Partners On Net Safety Ads
Seeking to allay concerned parents and skittish advertisers, MySpace parent News Corp has joined with The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and the Advertising Council to distribute public service ads about online safety.
MySpace To Get Safety Czar
Advertisers are hitting News Corp. where it hurts by looking for escape clauses in their MySpace contracts. As negative press mounts for the phenomenally successful young blogger website over an apparent rash of sexual predation, News Corp. plans to appoint a “safety czar” to help assuage the fears of parents and educators.
Ask.com, GeoTrust Pair On Search Safety
A new search service from GeoTrust will see its TrustWatch product provide “rating symbols” for links retrieved in a search.
NASA Safety Planning Misses On Three Issues
The space agency was expected to fall short on its safety checklist, but Discovery will fly anyway.
WHO Recognizes Benefits of GM Foods, Says Safety Checks Needed
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that it recognizes the benefits that farmers and consumers can get from genetically modified (GM) foods, but safety checks will always need to be performed before they are marketed.
Hotmail Users Get A Spam And Scam Safety Bar
Sender ID authentication alerts will now show up in a new interface as Microsoft tries to protect its users from spam and scams.
MSN Spaces/Volvo Deal Shows Big Blog Advertisers Crave Safety
Microsoft and Volvo today announced that the car company is now advertising on the MSN Spaces blogging platform. The new campaign includes a micro site that enables consumers to find interesting content within the MSN community.
eBay Selling and Buying Safety
The irony of eBay is that as it grows to be ever more successful, it draws the unsavoury element of the internet towards it. I’m talking about people who make it their business to attempt to defraud you and I in our eBay and PayPal transactions.