Jamster Sued for Misleading Advertising

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Jamster sued over claims that free
ringtones weren't

Jamster sued over claims that free
ringtones weren't 04/07/2005 12:05 AM
Xeni Jardin: Ringtone company Jamster is being sued in San Diego, California, for false advertising. Jamster ran ads promising users a free ringtone, but the suit claims their "free" ringtone really costs $1.99.

Jamster is the U.S. name of Jamba, a German mobile content provider that VeriSign acquired in June 2004. VeriSign is no stranger to consumer wrath. T-Mobile USA and Cingular Wireless are also named on the suit, presumedly because they allow Jamster to bill for "free" services.

Jamster advertises on TV and other media that mobile customers can get a free ringtone if they send a text message to the number displayed on the ad. In fact, those who sent the text message got multiple messages back notifying them that content was available for download, according to the complaint. The customers had to pay for all those messages (premium SMS).

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Microsoft accused of misleading
advertising in UK

Microsoft accused of misleading
advertising in UK 08/27/2004 01:58 PM
Now Microsoft has been warned by the UK's Advertising Standards Authority over its claims that Linux was found to be more than 10 times as expensive as a Windows-based solution in tests.

Google Sued Over Search Advertising
Practices

Google Sued Over Search Advertising
Practices 01/29/2004 03:49 AM
American Blind and Wallpaper Factory alleges that Google infringes on its trademarks by allowing competitors to bid on certain keywords for high placement in paid search results. Google search partners, including AOL, also are targeted in the suit.

Jamster (Verisign) pisses some people
off

Jamster (Verisign) pisses some people
off 02/05/2005 09:25 PM
Xeni Jardin: Verisign subsidiary Jamster is the subject of this online petition by annoyed persons who claim to have been charged for ringtones they didn't willingly purchase. If you ask me, though, the obnioxious late-night TV ads are cause enough for civil disobedience. Link (Thanks, Hal! via unwired.)

Jamster slammed for mobile selling
practices

Jamster slammed for mobile selling
practices 04/05/2005 12:06 PM
Jamster, a service owned by VeriSign that sells ringtones and other content to mobile phone subscribers, is under attack for allegedly misleading young consumers into paying for expensive text messages.

The US Interactive Advertising Bureau
(IAB) said on Monday that Internet
advertising totaled nearly 2.3 billio

The US Interactive Advertising Bureau
(IAB) said on Monday that Internet
advertising totaled nearly 2.3 billio 05/24/2004 09:51 PM
Xinhua News Agency May 25 2004 2:04AM GMT

Newspaperadvertising.com, Print
Advertising Information Website,
Celebrates One-Year Anniversary and
Invites Advertising Experts to Submit
Articles

Newspaperadvertising.com, Print
Advertising Information Website,
Celebrates One-Year Anniversary and
Invites Advertising Experts to Submit
Articles 03/25/2005 06:38 AM
Newspaperadvertising.com, newspaper advertising and magazine advertising Information website, celebrates one-year anniversary and invites advertising experts to submit articles - developed by Mediabids.com [PRWEB Mar 25, 2005]

The New York Times > Business >
Media & Advertising > Advertising:
Like Apple, TiVo Faces a Struggle in a
Market It Helped Create

The New York Times > Business >
Media & Advertising > Advertising:
Like Apple, TiVo Faces a Struggle in a
Market It Helped Create 08/10/2004 12:32 PM
NY Times compares TiVo to Apple, saying it faces a struggle in a market it helped create

nytimes.com/2004/08/09/business/media/09tivo.html?ex=12497904 00&en=151debd59cf4bf02&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland
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Mediabids, the Only Online Print Ad
Space Marketplace, Saves Client, Garden
Bridges 50 Percent On Magazine
Advertising and Newspaper Advertising
Costs

Mediabids, the Only Online Print Ad
Space Marketplace, Saves Client, Garden
Bridges 50 Percent On Magazine
Advertising and Newspaper Advertising
Costs 03/28/2005 03:27 AM
Online Media marketplace www.mediabids.com saves client over 50 percent on print advertising costs [PRWEB Mar 28, 2005]

Lake Group Media Announces Mobile
Advertising Network - Provides Marketers
New Mobile Advertising Opportunities on
Opt-In Text Messages

Lake Group Media Announces Mobile
Advertising Network - Provides Marketers
New Mobile Advertising Opportunities on
Opt-In Text Messages 02/01/2005 09:13 PM
SMS Advertising is now available through Lake Group Media's SMS Mobile Advertising Network, created in conjunction with SMS platform and technology developer SMS Media Group. Lake Group Media's Mobile Ad Network is 100% confirmed opt-in. Ads appear with requested SMS messages. Inventory of 10MM+ mobile messages per month available! [PRWEB Jan 19, 2005]

Contextual Advertising And Search
Advertising Are Different

Contextual Advertising And Search
Advertising Are Different 08/03/2004 12:32 PM
Apparently, marketers are just now figuring out that browsing and searching are two different modes of web surfing, and people will t reat ads differently in each situation. Some pointed this out quit e a while ago, but thanks to Google and Overture promoting contextually matched ads as somehow being just like search ads, many advertisers expected similar results -- which they're not getting at all. So, now, some advertisers seem to be fighting back and are telling Google and Overture that it's about time they separated out the two forms of advertising and let the advertisers work each campaign separately. It appears that Overture has started to move in this direction, but Google continues to insist that there's no reason to treat the ads differently.

"misleading because they were taken out
of context"

"misleading because they were taken out
of context" 09/03/2004 08:22 AM

Was Microsoft’s ad really misleading?

Was Microsoft’s ad really misleading? 09/03/2004 04:51 AM
By now you’ve probably heard that the British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) called Microsoft on the carpet over its “Get the Facts” advertising campaign touting the advantages of using Windows servers over Linux hosts. Specifically, the ASA found one ad, in which Microsoft claimed Linux was more expensive in the long run, to be misleading.

When encryption can be misleading

When encryption can be misleading 06/01/2004 05:41 AM

Apple's Ads are too misleading

Apple's Ads are too misleading 06/11/2004 01:07 PM
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in Britain has several objections to Apple’s new G5 ads. There were three objections, the machine was “the world’s fastest personal computer”, that it was “the first with a 64-bit processor”, and that “the systems built around the G5 can shatter the 4-gigabyte memory ceiling that limits every other PC on earth”. The last two were rejected, but the first was not after an independent test comparing it to the Dell Dimension 8300 and the Dell Precision 650.

UK Claims G5 Ads Are Misleading

UK Claims G5 Ads Are Misleading 06/11/2004 07:11 PM

When PGP signatures can be misleading

When PGP signatures can be misleading 06/02/2004 10:33 AM

RNC misleading local stations

RNC misleading local stations 03/08/2004 11:07 PM

More Misleading Studies About Children
And The Internet

More Misleading Studies About Children
And The Internet 09/07/2004 04:07 PM
A group in the UK called NCH can't seem to put out a reasonable, unbiased study to save their lives. This is the charity group that is spending so much time worrying about children that they can't be bothered with coming up with unbiased studies. Everything leans so far in one direction, it's almost silly. First they blamed the internet for child porn as if it wouldn't exist otherwise, followed by a survey using leading questions to make it look as though parents were afraid 3G wireless was dangerous to their kids. To top that they put out a fear-mongering report about 11 year olds gambling online, when all they had done was coax a single 16-year-old to sign up for an online gambling site. Their latest is along the same lines. They start with the assumption that "the internet is bad for children" and then absolutely freak out when many parents don't seem to agree with them. Rather than think that, perhaps, many parents actually understand and appreciate the risks of the internet -- knowing that a properly monitored and trained kid can handle the internet -- NCH immediately says parents need to be educated. In fact, the study shows that many who aren't worried say so because they believe their child has been adequately taught about the risks. Whether or not that's true is an open question. However, this NCH study doesn't go down that road, preferring to simply freak out that some parents might dare to trust their kids on the internet.

IDC says piracy loss figure is
misleading

IDC says piracy loss figure is
misleading 07/19/2004 09:37 PM
Group that provided data for BSA piracy report states the conclusions were overstated. Also, did the BSA pledge support for the Induce Act without member approval?

Misleading Mobilkom Austria Announcement

Misleading Mobilkom Austria Announcement 02/16/2004 03:56 PM
This release says that Mobilkom Austria will build the "industry's first fully integrated Wi-Fi/cellular platform": If you read closely though, this isn't about seamless roaming from a Wi-Fi network to a cellular network but it's about backend integration. So a single backend billing, subscriber management and customer care platform will support both the Wi-Fi and cellular services offered by Mobilekom Austria. Also, this announcement sneaks in the tidbit that Mobilkom Austria will be offering Wi-Fi in McDonald's restaurants throughout Austria....

'Natural' food labels misleading

'Natural' food labels misleading 02/11/2004 09:53 PM
Pressure from food safety and consumer groups is growing for clearer labelling of additives in food and drink.

Notes and Tips: Misleading Marketing

Notes and Tips: Misleading Marketing 07/26/2004 10:56 AM
You can't trust Mac compatibility claims for USB password protection.

Misleading With Statistics On Copy
Protection

Misleading With Statistics On Copy
Protection 03/19/2005 03:18 AM
This one is just bizarre. In a recent study, about copy protection, a research firm is claiming that "consumers are not overwhelmingly antagonistic" towards copy protection. Even if this was true, it wouldn't prove that copy protection is good for business. Consumers may simply be ignorant about copy protection and what it means for them and for future offerings. However, the real issue is that the actual stats don't seem to support the conclusion at all. The study compared how many people would buy a "copy once" CD at a lower price, and found that 33% of those who don't rip CDs would buy the cheaper copy protected CD. That means 67% of those who don't copy CDs wouldn't buy a copy protected CD even if it were noticeably cheaper. That is, even though it provides no direct benefit to them (they don't rip, so why should they care), they still won't buy it. That certainly makes it sound like users are quite antagonistic to copy protection. Even those who it won't directly impact don't want it at a cheaper price. How can anyone claim this means users aren't antagonistic to the idea with a straight face when the data clearly shows the opposite?

Reliance IndiaMobile warns against
misleading SMS 'offers'

Reliance IndiaMobile warns against
misleading SMS 'offers' 09/05/2004 02:12 AM
TechTree Sep 5 2004 5:50AM GMT

Is It Misleading To Call A Dialup
Accelerator Broadband?

Is It Misleading To Call A Dialup
Accelerator Broadband? 04/14/2004 03:58 PM
These days many dialup providers have been offering "accelerators" for an additional fee (the technology is often provided by the company Propel, though there are a few others out there as well). These work by using caching and compression to make certain webpages appear faster - though, it doesn't actually speed up your connection at all. Now, popular cheap dialup up provider Joi Internet is being sued by BellSouth for false advertising, by claiming that their accelerated dialup is "DSL speed" and showing a commercial that implies it's even faster than BellSouth's DSL. Joi responds by making this into a David vs. Goliath style battle and claims that none of their customers have complained. Still, in this case, BellSouth has a point. The accelerated dialup is not DSL-speed at all, and implying that it is (or that it's faster than DSL) is clearly misleading.

Microsoft told to drop misleading Linux
ads

Microsoft told to drop misleading Linux
ads 08/31/2004 03:16 PM
SearchVB.com Aug 31 2004 6:34PM GMT

OFT fingers Bristol man over misleading
data protection ad

OFT fingers Bristol man over misleading
data protection ad 08/16/2004 08:18 AM
The Register Aug 16 2004 12:41PM GMT

Microsoft told to drop misleading Linux
adverts

Microsoft told to drop misleading Linux
adverts 08/28/2004 11:17 AM
PC Magazine UK Aug 28 2004 3:50PM GMT

"give interviews where he says stuff
that are clearly false or purposely
misleading"

"give interviews where he says stuff
that are clearly false or purposely
misleading" 08/31/2004 03:06 PM

Research Director Of BSA Study Admits
BSA Is Misleading The Public

Research Director Of BSA Study Admits
BSA Is Misleading The Public 07/19/2004 06:21 AM
Two weeks ago we noted that the BSA had come out with their latest bogus study on the numbers concerning losses associated with illegal software copying. The main problem we had with that study (as with any such study) is the ridiculous assumption that every piece of copied software is a "lost sale," as well as the failure to admit that unauthorized copying often also has a positive result in introducing the software to those who can't afford it -- but who later do buy it when they can. Now, buried at the end of a NY Times piece that mostly focuses on the ridiculous INDUCE Act, is the fact that IDG, who did the study for the BSA, admits that the BSA is being purposely misleading in how they presented the results. The article quotes the research director at IDG saying that they believe approximately 10% of copied software represents a lost sale, and that they call the total number they came up with "the retail value of pirated software." It was only once the BSA took the study and started promoting it, that they called it "sales lost to piracy." Considering the number of laws that get put in place because of misleading studies like this, shouldn't this be top-of-the-article news, rather than hidden down at the end? Meanwhile, the BSA responds to the claim by saying it doesn't really matter if the real number is "a little lower." I had no idea that numbers inflated by a factor of 10 were just a little bit off...

Fun With Biased Studies, Or How To Use
Misleading Stats To Bash Technology

Fun With Biased Studies, Or How To Use
Misleading Stats To Bash Technology 05/05/2004 05:29 AM
Back in January we wrote about a ridicul ously bad study done by a so-called "children's charity" named NCH which blamed the internet for child porn by confusing correlation with causation (they noted that the number of child porn arrest increased with the internet - and thus, decided it was the internet, and not those involved with child porn, who should be held responsible). Now, the folks from NCH are back again with yet another misleading study. This time, they're claimin g that (oh no!) 86% of parents fear 3G phones will threaten the safety of their children, while saying that data services on mobile phones should be classified as "adult services." You can go to the NCH website directly and download a huge pdf file that has the details of the study. Here's how they got the answers they wanted. They started with a very strong leading question making it sound like 3G phones are horrible: "Do you agree or disagree with this statement: 'It's hard enough today to supervise and support children who use the internet as it is. It sounds as though new 3G phones will make that more or less impossible. If they're using them out on the street, on the bus or in the school playground, you just can't be there to help them.'" Kind of difficult to say no to that without knowing a lot more details - which NCH doesn't bother to provide. Then, follow that up immediately with the question you're going to send to the press, having already made people think that, damn, those 3G phones sound awful: "Do you agree or disagree with the statement: 'I am concerned that 3G phones with internet access could threaten a child's safety.'" Bingo. Instant, unquestioning press coverage of how 3G mobile phones with internet access are the devil's work.

Spinsanity - Stereotypes run amok:
Slate's misleading "Bushisms" and
"Kerryisms"

Spinsanity - Stereotypes run amok:
Slate's misleading "Bushisms" and
"Kerryisms" 06/16/2004 03:59 AM
Slate's misleading "Bushisms" and "Kerryisms" .. strip context and oversimplify situations .. new item on Spinsanity .. Spinsanity points out .. Jacob Weisberg's

spinsanity.org/columns/20040615.html
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"stories from Iraq that remain buried in
the flood of misleading reporting"

"stories from Iraq that remain buried in
the flood of misleading reporting" 06/25/2004 03:22 PM

" CNN.com posted misleading graph
showing poll [Media Matters for
America]"

" CNN.com posted misleading graph
showing poll [Media Matters for
America]" 03/23/2005 05:14 AM

CNN.com posted misleading graph showing
poll re ... [Media Matters for America]

CNN.com posted misleading graph showing
poll re ... [Media Matters for America] 03/22/2005 09:58 PM
political hay is being made of this .. been noticed at Media Matters

mediamatters.org/items/200503220005
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Court Bars Canadian Company from
Misleading Consumers in Marketing of
Internet Domain Name Services

Court Bars Canadian Company from
Misleading Consumers in Marketing of
Internet Domain Name Services 12/23/2003 06:54 PM
Federal Trade Commission Dec 23 2003 6:12PM ET

Academic Community Supports Plant-Made
Pharmaceuticals in CaliforniaScientists
Critique Misleading Claims in Advocacy
Group Report

Academic Community Supports Plant-Made
Pharmaceuticals in CaliforniaScientists
Critique Misleading Claims in Advocacy
Group Report 08/11/2004 02:32 AM
Drawing upon the expertise of their community of more than 120 academics, researchers, and other life sciences professionals, an online coalition of academics (http://www.PlantPharma.org) have refuted a report that claims biotechnology-improved rice being grown to help produce new life-saving therapeutic drugs may pose a risk to human or environmental health. [PRWEB Aug 11, 2004]

"the petition to make the Federal Trade
Commission and Congress must act to
prevent Fox News from using the
deceptive and misleading trademark 'Fair
and Balanced.'" "

"the petition to make the Federal Trade
Commission and Congress must act to
prevent Fox News from using the
deceptive and misleading trademark 'Fair
and Balanced.'" " 07/21/2004 02:44 AM

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Jamster Sued for Misleading Advertising

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