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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday unintentionally struck a victory for consumers who don't want their time wasted with bad or irrelevant ads. The high court declined to hear a case about digital video recorder technology, thus making it easier for cable systems to offer services that would bring ad skipping systems to more TV watchers.

David Kiley, Brand New Day

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Insight: Kerry Capell

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Building European Brands Through Social Media

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Wal-Mart Moves Upmarket

The recession is bringing Wal-Mart affluent shoppers looking for bargains. Can new CEO Duke keep them in a recovery?

 

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Jeff Jarvis: Openness and the Internet

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With consumers barraged by advertising, sellers must be more innovative to get noticed. HBO, Ray-Ban, J&J, and Zipcar are catching eyes

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