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Trouble in FarmVille: Facebook, gaming company face lawsuit over deceptive ads
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For the players of Mafia Wars, Vampires, FarmVille and a handful of other Facebook games, the temptation of earning "virtual currency" by clicking on the various offers that popped up on the page was too much to pass up. Unfortunately, what these gamers didn't realize at the time was that the advancement of their virtual characters came at the expense of their own personal bank accounts.

Now, some are fighting back by filing a lawsuit against Facebook and Zynga, the maker of the games. The suit, which is seeking class action status, claims that some offers in the games prompted a series of unauthorized charges or triggered enrollments in programs without the user's knowledge. More than 100,000 people fell victim to these offers, losing more than $5 million, the lawsuit claims.

Among several other examples, the lawsuit cites an IQ test that requires the user to provide their cell phone number. After doing so, some were billed for a text messaging service. Another example from the lawsuit involved an offer that asked consumers to sign up for a "risk-free" trial subscription to a green tea herbal supplement program. Yet somehow that trial became a difficult-to-cancel subscription that every month delivered tea and pills from China.

The only named plaintiff in the lawsuit, Rebecca Swift of Santa Cruz, Calif., said she was charged more than $165 for two months' worth of pills and tea before she was allowed to cancel. She said she first tried to cancel during the trial period, for which she was supposed to pay $5.95 to cover shipping.
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In a written statement to WalletPop, a Facebook spokeswoman said the company was not involved in the ad placement and didn't profit from it. She also said Facebook has been working to clear its pages of scam ads and the company is committed to fighting the suit.

"The ads in question appeared in third-party applications, were not from Facebook, and provided no benefit to Facebook," she wrote. "However, we are concerned about any potential threat to our users' experience. As a result, we have, and will continue to, take action against both the ad networks and developers who violate our principles or policies. We do not see any merit in this suit and we will fight it vigorously."

Facebook said it is committed to banning ad providers that deliver content in violation of Facebook "principles or policies" and already has cut off four providers.

Zynga, billed as the most popular social gaming company, is in a different situation. Its CEO had the misfortune of being videotaped explaining that his hunger for cash outstripped his interest in keeping his users from being subjected to unsavory offers.

In the video, CEO Mark Pinkus said: "I did every horrible thing in the book to, just to get revenues right away. I mean we gave our users poker chips if they downloaded this ... toolbar which ...I downloaded it once and couldn't get rid of it. We did anything possible just to get revenues so that we could grow and be a real business."

A Zynga spokesperson said the company would not comment on the lawsuit, but said it will no longer let scam ads appear with its games.

"Our mission is to provide users with the best possible experience. We deeply regret any difficulty this may have caused users and to make sure we continue to offer the best user experience, we took all offers down," a Zynga spokesperson said in an email to WalletPop. "We take our responsibility to our users very seriously and will continue to take steps to ensure they have a fun and positive game play experience."

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http://news.exopoliticsinstitute.org/?p=90  http://news.exopoliticsinstitute.org Exopolitics Institute News Service Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:05:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1  http://news.exopoliticsinstitute.org/index.php/archives/303http://news.exopoliticsinstitute.org/index.php/archives/303#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:02:32 +0000 ngould  http://news.exopoliticsinstitute.org/?p=303  US Goverment secret’s revealed by insiders: There are 38 clearance levels above TOP SECRET. The highest of all is COSMIC. Even the president of the United States does not have access to it. There are approx. 25 people worldwide who have access to that level.   This video brings first hand]] ]]http://news.exopoliticsinstitute.org/index.php/archives/303/feed 0 http://news.exopoliticsinstitute.org/index.php/archives/294 http://news.exopoliticsinstitute.org/index.php/archives/294#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 06:49:08 +0000ngould  http://news.exopoliticsinstitute.org/?p=294  Col. Philip J. Corso served in many important roles during his Army career, among those he was on the staff of President Eisenhower’s National Security Council and would brief the president personally. He also worked at the Pentagon for sometime serving as the chief of the foreign technolog]] ]]http://news.exopoliticsinstitute.org/index.php/archives/294/feed 0  http://news.exopoliticsinstitute.org/index.php/archives/292http://news.exopoliticsinstitute.org/index.php/archives/292#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 06:31:44 +0000 ngould  http://news.exopoliticsinstitute.org/?p=292 Continue Reading–3 words totally]]  An amazing number of high ranking military officers, government officials and generally sensible folk believe we are being visited by aliens from other planets. They have seen UFO’s for themselves. With the New Zealand Government soon to release previously classified material on UFO sightings, reporter Sarah Hall goes looking for the evidence. Watch the video. http://www.3news.co.nz/UFO-The-truth-is-out-there/tabid/371/articleID/160783/Default.aspx For more information on credible UFO sightings go to disclosureproject.org   Producer: Phill Prendeville Reporter: Sarah Hall Camera: Belinda Walshe and Arthur Rasmussen Editor: Paul Enticott   ]]http://news.exopoliticsinstitute.org/index.php/archives/292/feed 0 http://news.exopoliticsinstitute.org/index.php/archives/289 http://news.exopoliticsinstitute.org/index.php/archives/289#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 03:25:01 +0000ngould  http://news.exopoliticsinstitute.org/?p=289 Continue Reading–67 words totally]] ]] Mary Rodwell RN Available NOW for media interviews ahead of her landmark US-UK tour   She’s affectionately known as Australia’s “Alien Lady” – one of the world’s most sought after and respected experts]] To date, ACERN has supported some 1,600 cases of ET encounters worldwide from countries including the US, Japan, Russia. All are ordinary people – mums and dads, children, nurses, doctors, police, psychologists, lawyers, teachers and farmers – but with an extraordinary story to tell. Says Mary: “For those with encounter experiences, my work offers them validation and an understanding in their own personal journey as well as the opportunity to share their experiences with others”. A compelling raconteur with controversial subject matter, Mary Rodwell has previously been invited to speak at Oxford University in England as well as at UFO symposiums in Hong Kong, USA, UK, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand. In 2006, she joined the Former Canadian Defence Minister, Paul Hellyer at the World Peace Conference in Hawaii to call for greater understanding of the UFO phenomena and compile an historic mission statement on Exopolitics, the political implications of an extraterrestrial presence. Now the former Brit from Staffordshire, England who today resides in Agnes Water in central Queensland is in demand again. This time for a landmark US-UK speaking tour in which she will address organisations including the National Press Club in Washington, DC and the prestigious International Institute of Integral Human Sciences (IIIHS), a non-governmental organisation affiliated with the United Nations. Both events are testament to the world’s mounting interest and increasing maturity in the UFO-ET phenomena. Explains Mary of her unprecedented access to UFO-ET experiencers: “It is a huge responsibility for me to speak on behalf of so many thousands who are experiencing encounters. I am just a normal everyday woman who just happened to be exposed to the most amazing and incredible of human experiences. To be part of an historic expose with courageous individuals who are prepared to put themselves and their lives on the line and face potential ridicule is very humbling and a great honour”. Mary’s fascinating topics of discussion include: · Her previous career in England as a nurse and midwife and how extraordinary stories from patients forced her to seriously examine the UFO and alien abduction phenomenon · Alien abduction based on ACERN’s 1,600 case studies worldwide – What happens when someone is abducted? Where do they go? What do they see? What do aliens look like? What lasting effects are there on those who are “taken”? How can you overcome the trauma? · Hard evidence on the existence of UFOs including implants recovered from alien abductees · Historical evidence of UFO’s in paintings and indigenous drawings · How world governments have the ability to produce free energy thanks to reverse engineering from alien technology – and why they won’t use it · Her theories on genetics and how aliens have manipulated and altered human DNA · The Star Children or Indigo Children – examples of kids the world over with exceptional abilities which Mary says are the direct result of alien genetic interference Says Mary to the sceptics: “Over 78 % of people in a recent US Poll believed we are not alone in the Universe. On a daily basis we are shown video footage and photographs of craft by the cart load from credible people from all over the world. Military whistleblowers confirm they have seen craft and also shot down UFO’s. Astronauts including Edgar Mitchell admitted to seeing craft and even Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan had their own personal encounters. Just recently Miyuki Hatoyama, the wife of Japan’s premier-in-waiting Yukio Hatoyama claimed to have ridden in a “triangular-shaped UFO”. In addition to her work as an alien abduction counsellor and international speaker, Mary Rodwell is also a respected clinical hypnotherapist and metaphysical teacher. Following her many years in counselling and hypnosis, she has produced and voiced six collections of mind, body and spirit meditational CDs in association with internationally award-winning composer, David Sandercock, B.Mus. (Hons.), L.Mus. From the Inner Alchemy, which explores our body’s secret healing powers to Take Ten, quickie meditations for busy people and Natural Mother, a pregnancy body and soul workout, Mary and David’s CD’s are popular sellers in retail outlets all around Australia. Previously, Mary Rodwell has appeared on programmes including The Oz Files (Australian documentary series); The Paranormal Files (BBC Television); Animal X (Cryptozoological series on Animal Planet and Discovery Channel); George Negus Tonight Programme (ABC Australia); BBC radio (Birmingham); Today Tonight (Current Affairs programme, Seven Network, Australia). Her work has also been featured in the Australian Doctor Focus Magazine, a prestigious Australian medical journal. For further information or interviews contact: Denise Blazek, Blazek Communications Phone 08 9228 9940, 0407 980 249 or 0407 448 675 Email dblazek6@bigpond.com For more information on Mary Rodwell, please log onto www.acern.com.au ]]http://news.exopoliticsinstitute.org/index.php/archives/289/feed 0 http://news.exopoliticsinstitute.org/index.php/archives/286 http://news.exopoliticsinstitute.org/index.php/archives/286#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 03:12:31 +0000ngould  http://news.exopoliticsinstitute.org/?p=286 Continue Reading–9 words totally]] Dr. Steven Greer – Contact: The CSETI Experience July 10-12, 2010 – near Rennes, France  A special 3-day workshop with the world-renowned founder of the global Disclosure movement to end UFO secrecy Steven M. Greer, MD.As the founder of CSETI (Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence), Dr. Greer has led expeditions around the world for 19 years to make contact with ET civilizations visiting earth, and has done briefings for US Congress, CIA Directors, senior Pentagon officials, international heads of state, and senior scientific leaders. Learn what Dr. Greer has told them, and what he is telling the new Obama Administration. Learn how Dr. Greer is advising the head of state of a G7 country on how they should end secrecy NOW and make open contact! See and hear stunning new video and electronic audio evidence of ET contact from recent CSETI expeditions. Hear a review of the innovative energy technologies that will give us a new and sustainable civilization on Earth! We will gather each afternoon to learn remote viewing, meditation, and CSETI’s ET contact protocols, and each night will gather under the stars to practice these revolutionary contact techniques using advanced concepts in the science of consciousness as well as lasers and electronic tones beamed into space. We have been given exclusive use of an ancient 2000-acre French estate to use as a private and secure location for Contact. On this estate, multiple close encounters have been observed and documented over the years. This will be a truly unique and once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! MORE INFO HERE: http://www.cseti.org/programs/france2010.htm ]]http://news.exopoliticsinstitute.org/index.php/archives/286/feed 1 http://news.exopoliticsinstitute.org/index.php/archives/279 http://news.exopoliticsinstitute.org/index.php/archives/279#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 03:01:25 +0000ngould       http://news.exopoliticsinstitute.org/?p=279 Continue Reading–34 words totally]] By Paola Harris.  2006 Photo of former Alitalia pilot Max Poggi as he is following his daughter’s plane in Rome, Italy Captain Max Poggi. A popular 1960’s Kingston Trio folk song went something like this: “ Where have all the flowers gone? Long time passing. Where have all the flowers gone?  Long time ago? Where have all the flowers gone? Gone to graveyards, every one. When will we ever learn? When will we ever learn?”  The BP gulf coast oil spill requires a gargantuan response to a gargantuan problem. Activism in various forms never really dies and some people on the planet will leave their comfortable lives, TV sets, iPads and mobilize. Some will even get minimally involved, while others will jump in with both feet. On the southern coast of America, 17,500 National Guard troops will be authorized for deployment; 20,000 people will be working to protect waters and coastlines; 1,900 vessels in the Gulf will be assisting in the clean up; 4.3 million feet of boom will be deployed with another 2.9 million feet available, enough to stretch over 1,300 miles; and 17 staging areas will be set across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida to rapidly defend sensitive shorelines.(CNN). The Planet just shifted to crisis mode. But what does this have to do with UFOS? On another front, Steven Bassett, Paradigm Research Group organizer of the Washington, D.C. X-conference, recently released a statement to the media calling for the immediate access to the “exotic” back-engineered energy technologies, occulted for many years . UFO Film producer James Fox, I Know What I Saw, left for the gulf coast  in order to document this dark chapter in our history. He will directly upload film footage on his Facebook page. On the east coast, Dr. Steven Greer is mobilizing his Orion Project staff and science consultants to accelerate the research of “free energy devices.” How is it all related to UfO research? Simple.  All the above are possible solutions to a global crisis. It has to do with a huge paradigm shift that humanity may need to under go in order to save itself and this planet from environmental catastrophe. It concerns the timely release of hidden alternative energy sources. The military industrial complex knows that these craft, seen by pilots, astronauts and credible witnesses, are flying in our skies and are not using petroleum products, nor do they cause environmental catastrophes the magnitude of the BP oil spill. Research shows that their propulsion systems have been studied since the 1950’s and probably have already been  back-engineered in deep black projects. It seems that this wakeup call has come in a timely and appropriate fashion. It is an example of what could happen if we were to have further accidents on a global scale. It is a reminder that change comes hard and that evolution is transformational.  The Canadian ex- minister of Defense, Paul Hellyer, said in a recent interview with this reporter, “My advice to the young people of the world would be that it has to start with individuals. I used to describe this sort of thing like a beach. If the majority of the grains of sand on the beach are clean, it will look beautiful and be very hospitable. If the majority are covered with oil slick, dirty, or translated into the wider problem, evil or uncaring or self-centered, then you have a dirty beach which is very unattractive and that is much of what is going on in the world today. We have very little personal integrity… But this has to start with individual people and it has to come from the bottom up, not from the top down, and I must say that good leadership is very important and if we can get somebody with high moral and ethical standards at the top, this will rub off on some of the younger people. But basically the young people have to change the world one at a time, individually, and try to make their motto, to leave the world in a little better place than when they found it.  Tell this to BP CEO, Tony Hayward and maybe he could get his life back, a stronger life molded by these challenges and alternative solutions to the problems created by BP, by other oil companies and by man in general. The potential here is that Hayward and others can help us lead the way in that cosmic leap toward a viable future. Then the flowers will remain.  ]]

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Ethics dictates that business be conducted with integrity, fairness, and openness, which require open communication within and among both buying and supplying organizations, ensuring a competitive procurement, and thereby give any organization a chance to compete for contracts and win. It seems like a week does not go by without one hearing a story demonstrating lapses in business ethics stories, where lucky contract winners share close friends in strategic places, as was the case of Halliburton, which was awarded billions in federal no-bid contracts during the years when Dick Cheney was its chief executive officer (CEO).
Recognizing this longstanding problem of competitive procurement becoming the exception, the US government launched the Federal Acquisition Regulation(FAR) more than twenty years ago, to help federal agencies manage procurement more efficiently. FAR is an official document setting forth procurement policies and procedures that US Federal agencies should follow when soliciting offers (bids or proposals) for goods, products, services, or construction from qualified suppliers. Rules are delineated into eight chapters:
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In response to competition becoming the exception rather than the rule in procurement, Part 6 of the FAR, Competitive Requirements, incorporated the Competition In Contracting Act (CICA). It seeks to establish full and open competition (FOC) as the standard, in order to eradicate partiality, favoritism, political lobbying, and bribery.
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