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telemarketing stories: 5 news summaries

 Web Vigilantes Take On 
 Robo-callers 

Online campaign targets companies

May 15, 09 9:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - A group of techy activists tired of getting a stream of auto warranty robo-calls has turned the tables on one of the companies, the Wall Street Journal reports. "I thought, if you get a bunch of people together, you could blow up their voicemail boxes," says one frustrated... More »

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social networking • Internet • telemarketing • robo-calls • Reddit • Jay-ZTV • warranty

Privacy Groups Want Online
‘Do Not Call’

‘Do Not Track’ would bar companies from targeting ads

Oct 31, 07 3:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Consumer and privacy advocates have proposed a voluntary online “Do Not Track” list that would bar companies from monitoring web traffic for the purpose of targeting ads. Modeled on the popular “Do Not Call” list, which blocks phone telemarketers, the new proposal wouldn’t outlaw ads altogether, the... More »

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golf • online advertising • privacy • telemarketing • football • FTC • Do Not Call list • Do Not Track list

10 Businesses Not Long for This World

Say goodbye to retail categories overtaken by modern reality

Oct 6, 07 2:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - New technology is changing the business landscape as once-profitable ventures like record stores and used book shops close their doors forever. Entrepreneur.com bets against 10 businesses that it says will be extinct by 2017:
  1. Record stores
  2. Camera film manufacturing
  3. Crop dusters
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telemarketing • list • camera • digital camera • record stores • used bookstores

Ring, Ring, Ring:
Do Not Call List Expires Soon

Numbers purge after five years, so for many it's time to re-register

Sep 22, 07 11:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you're one of the millions who registered with the federal Do Not Call list in 2003, expect your phone to start ringing during dinner again soon, Time reports. That's because the FTC made the popular list good for only five years. After that, you have to re-up by visiting... More »

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telemarketing • FTC • Do Not Call list

Hillary Tied to Shady Donor

Lawsuit againt CEO reveals ethically questionable contributions

May 26, 07 7:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The CEO of infoUSA, a large consumer information broker, has given Bill and Hillary Clinton almost $3 million over the past four years. But a recent legal dustup between Vinod Gupta and his company's shareholders over extravagant spending and political donations is revealing a relationship with the Clintons that, according... More »

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Hillary Clinton • presidential campaign • campaign finance • CEO • Bill Clinton • Vinod Gupta • infoUSA • telemarketing • shareholders • lawsuit • campaign contributions

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