**DIGITAL MARKETING COMPLIANCE IN A CONNECTED WORLD** CRTC battles forces of dorkness, takes action against notorious botnet In the second such announcement in less than a week, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has publicly announced an advanced investigative action — this time against an unnamed organization suspected of involvement in the distribution…
The CASL regime(s) – anti-spam and anti-malware CASL is a new regime, with significant administrative monetary penalties (maximum CA$10 million), and is broader in scope than the anti-spam laws of the US and other countries. If you do business in Canada, you are likely aware that Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (CASL) targets unsolicited commercial electronic messages (CEMs). The…
Red Bull settles false advertising lawsuit for $13M It turns out a can of sugar-laden energy drink may not spontaneously make you sprout wings after all. According to court documents filed in New York Federal Court, Europe-based energy drink company Red Bull has agreed to pay out up to $13 million US in compensation to settle…
Women leaders may reduce Wall Street risky business Could the global financial market meltdown of 2008 have been avoided if Wall Street had more women executives? That’s the starting point of new University of British Columbia research that will investigate the relationship between gender and risk in the male-dominated global financial industry. Hazel Hollingdale, a…
The Importance of Creating Human Connections with Your Brand in Social Media One of the best things about social media is that people are becoming more real, revealing more about themselves. People are showing more courage in putting themselves out there – sure, some guy you went to school with might judge you for sharing…
Regulators in Canada are poised to open a formal investigation into whether Google is abusing its dominance /The Associated Press, Dec. 17, 2013/ – Canada’s Competition Bureau indicated in a filing made in an Ottawa federal court last week that it suspects that Google Inc. has been breaking the country’s antitrust laws. Regulators are seeking a…