Publications

Volume 10, Number 14

• Target, Apple Agree To Make Blind-Friendly Website Changes

  October 16, 2008
  Target Corporation and Apple, Inc. have reached agreements with the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) to make changes to their websites to accommodate blind consumers. The agreements follow a groundbreaking federal ruling concluding that retailers with physical locations must make accommodations to their websites under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).

• Arbitron, NY AG Go To Court Over Ratings Spat

  October 16, 2008
  New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo has announced plans to file suit against Arbitron, alleging that the company has deceptively claimed that its new radio ratings system fairly measures audiences, when in fact it underrepresents African American and Latino listeners.

• Va. Spam Law Ruled Unconstitutional; Spammer Conviction Overturned

  October 16, 2008
  The criminal conviction of Jeremy Jaynes—the first-ever such conviction under Virginia’s strict anti-spam law—has been vacated in a ruling in which Virginia’s highest court concluded that the law in question is unconstitutionally overbroad. Had Jaynes’ conviction stood, he could have served as much as nine years in prison.

• NAD Tells Juice Seller the Glass Is Half-Empty—To Discontinue Claims

  October 16, 2008
  In the heated contest for market share of antioxidant-rich drinks, it’s Pom Wonderful two, competitors nil.

• The Advertising Industry, Sustainability and the Bottom Line

  October 16, 2008
  Once upon a time, "sustainability" was looked on as merely a buzzword. No longer. Now, businesses are earning tangible benefits for adopting more environmentally friendly practices.