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Google won’t scrutinize jurors. Kevin Lonnie explains need for MR spokesperson. (RBDR 03.14.2016)

Today on RBDR:

1) At the federal trial involving Oracle and Google, the latter agreed with the presiding judge not to do Internet searches of empaneled jurors IF Oracle agrees to that regulation. Oracle said, No.

2) KL Communications President Kevin Lonnie explains why the market research industry needs a spokesperson to drive the interests of client researchers for the good of the industry.

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Microsoft Pulse additions. Viacom’s cable data. Fledgling brands’ ideal focus. (RBDR 03.10.2016)

Today on RBDR:

1) Microsoft Pulse adds new video research component.

2) Viacom says it intends to drastically change and improve the cable buying process by offering and applying new, targeted audience segment data.

3) A brand that is not doing well should pay special attention to the habits of its users, not traditional considerations like positioning and market segments, claims a University of Texas professor.

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Best Practices in decision-making. IAB proposes engagement with ad blockers. (RBDR 03.09.2016)

Today on RBDR:

1) How important are Best Practices in decision-making? Data from a study shows 90% of managers who rely on best practices meet expectations – but only 2% of companies rely on them. Read the story by clicking here.

2) The Interactive Advertising Bureau pitches its new White Paper to help publishers engage with consumers who have installed ad-blocking software and explain the value exchange that can turn around their hostility to ads.

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Op-ed: Mobile and online research not the same. CMO tenures drop. (RBDR 03.08.2016)

Today on RBDR:

1) Flex MR Insight Manager Louisa Thistlethwaite makes the argument that mobile research should no longer be directly aligned with online research. Read her blog on the topic by clicking here.

2) Spencer Stuart’s annual study of Chief Marketing Officers and their tenures shows they dropped in 2015 for the first time in a decade.

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Google can’t look into jurors. Germany investigates Facebook. Ad-blocking increase (RBDR 03.07.2016)

Today on RBDR:

1) Attempts by Google and Oracle to investigate potential jurors on the Internet using information collected from a questionnaire was ruled out by a federal judge overseeing a suit over Java application programming interface copyrights.

2) Germany’s cartel office is investigating Facebook’s data collection methods for their openness with users as well as anti-competitiveness.

3) Ad-blocking on a global basis is gaining steam, according to quarter-by-quarter 2015 GlobalWebIndex studies.

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