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- Movie Studios Break Rules to Target Kids With Violent, Scary and Sexy DVDs
- Movie studios routinely advertise DVDs for violent, scary and suggestive movies on children's TV, according to recent statements by the ad industry's own kids' TV watchdog. The Children's Advertising Review Unit has cited at least seven movies rated PG-13 whose DVDs were advertised this year on TV...
- Blog posts 2008-12-30
- Marc Ecko's Vanessa Hudgens Ad Cited for Misleading Kids
- Marc Ecko's TV commercial for Red sneakers, starring singer Vanessa Hudgens, is misleading to children, according to the Children's Advertising Review Unit. CARU is an industry body that monitors children's marketing. The commercial video below, in which Hudgens and her crew are shown dancing in a neighborhood...
- Blog posts 2009-03-24
- Jonas Brothers Site Cited for Violating Children's Privacy
- The Jonas Brothers' fan web site wrongly collected the names and cell phone numbers of kids under the age of 13 without their parents' consent, according to an industry watchdog. The band's site thus potentially violated a federal law which prevents web sites from collecting info about...
- Blog posts 2009-03-30
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- A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Our first question comes from Caru Martinson - Deutsche Bank. Caru Martinson - Deutsche Bank I just wanted to follow up on the same store trends here. What are you seeing in terms of customer traffic here versus pricing and just kind of...
- Earnings calls 2008-08-11
- Church & Dwight Targeted Kids With Product Labeled "Keep Out of Reach of Children"
- Church & Dwight ran ads for Orajel Toddler Training Toothpaste on kids TV even though the product is labeled “keep out of the reach of children.†The company, cited in a decision by the Children's Advertising Review Unit, has promised not to advertise Orajel to kids again. CARU said: ...
- Blog posts 2008-12-10
- Guidance for Food Advertising Self-Regulation
- In fulfillment of its mission to provide leadership in advertising self-regulation and to increase the understanding of the role of self-regulation of food advertising to children and adults, the National Advertising Review Council NARC Board of Directors has published this white paper. This white paper documents ongoing self-regulatory efforts, publicizes...
- White papers 2004-05-28
- FTC Approves Better Business Bureau For First COPPA 'Safe Harbor' Program.
- Businesses that comply with guidelines set forth by the Children's Advertising Review Unit CARU of the Council of Better Business Bureaus will be deemed compliant with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act COPPA, now that the Federal Trade Commission FTC has approved the group's Safe Harbor...
- Research articles 2001-02-14
- Eastman holds hair styling event
- * Eastman Chemical Company held a hair styling event at Salon Caru, Hoboken, NJ, last month to highlight new applications for the company's popular AQ polymer. Models were styled and coiffed by the experts at Salon Caru to demonstrate the effectiveness of AQ polymers in water-resistant hair gel formulations. The...
- Research articles 2007-01-01
- Sale of telco firm scuttles TCI competition bid. (MFS Communications Company Inc. to buy Northeast Networks Inc.; Tele-Communications Inc.)
- MFS Communications Co.'s deal to buy Northeast Networks Inc., a competitive phone provider in Westchester County, N.Y., effectively ends NNI's plan to provide cable service in the New York City suburb, an MFS executive said. Dan Caruso, regional MFS Communications Co.'s...
- Research articles 1995-01-23
- Privacy program for kid Web sites comes under fire; Consumer group presses the FTC to pull the plug on CARU plan.(Children's Advertising Review Unit)(Brief Article)
- In a potential blow to the most significant self-regulatory program for children's Web sites, a consumer group and children's advocates are pressing the Federal Trade Commission to nix the industry's plan for complying with a kids privacy law. In a potential blow to the...
- Research articles 2000-06-05
- First "safe harbor" approved for Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-2 February 2001-US FTC: First "safe harbor" approved for Children's Online Privacy Protection Act C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01022001 The Federal Trade Commission today announced that the Children's Advertising Review Unit of the Council of Better Business Bureaus...
- Research articles 2001-02-02
- Rite Aid Corporation F3Q09 (Quarter End 11/29/08) Earnings Call Transcript
- Earnings Call ExcerptRite Aid Corporation RAD F3Q09 Earnings Call December 18, 2008 8:30 am ET Executives Frank G. Virtano – Chief Financial Officer, Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer Mary F. Sammons – Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer John T. Standley – President &...
- Earnings calls 2008-12-18
- CARU Snookered by MPAA on Advertising Violent or Sexy Movies to Kids
- The relationship between The Children’s Advertising Review Unit and the Motion Picture Association of America is non-functional, raising questions about what, exactly, each self-policing body is hoping to achieve with the other. by Jim Edwards
- Blog posts 2009-06-17
- Google's Gmail Had Lousy Kids' Privacy Protection, Says Watchdog
- Google's Gmail doesn't protect children's privacy enough, according to the Children’s Advertising Review Unit of the Council of Better Business Bureaus. Google agreed to change the way kids register for the site in response, CARU said. by Jim Edwards
- Blog posts 2009-08-11
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