Holy Crap, The FreeCreditReport.com Guy Is French-Canadian

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In celebration of the upcoming FTC-mandated drastic changes to "free" credit report advertising and web sites, public radio program Marketplace located the actor and musician who serves as the public face of FreeCreditReport.com in its horrifically catchy ads.

Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 11:16:11 PM

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Monsanto's PR Campaign Aimed At Targeting NPR Listeners

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The king of genetically modified food, Monsanto, is the latest sponsor of NPR's Marketplace. But the new relationship between the popular radio program and the controversial biotech company has angered listeners who know about Monsanto's dangerous creations: Agent Orange, saccharin...

Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 11:16:11 PM

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Rogoff: Zero Fed Funds Rate Likely

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There’s a good chance it will come to that, says Ken Rogoff, former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund. “They're going to cut more. They're not done. I think we're going to end up down at zero,” Rogoff told public radio program Marketplace. “But they don't really want to get there, because they don't know what they'll do next.

Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 11:16:11 PM

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eBay ends online ads sales system

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eBay has pulled the plug on Media Marketplace, a controversial pilot program designed to buy and sell radio and TV advertising on the Internet. The Internet auction house confirmed the closure of the program after one year with the brief message: “We have ended our pilot program in this market.”

Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 11:16:11 PM

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Google Audio Ads Voices Available at Voices.com

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According to the audio experts at Voices.com, the voice marketplace, Americans new to advertising on the radio are buying broadcast radio commercial slots for the first time via Google's Audio Ads beta testing program.

Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 11:16:11 PM

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More about PRX

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The Public Radio Exchange is an online marketplace for distribution, review, and licensing of public radio programming. PRX is also a growing social network and community of listeners, producers, and stations collaborating to reshape public radio.

Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 11:16:11 PM

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NPR Segment on the Big Nerd Ranch

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Public radio show Marketplace talks about the Big Nerd Ranch. A place for anyone to go and get training in Macintosh programing presented in a cool way.

Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 11:16:11 PM

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