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Unilever taps Join The Dots for new consumer panel

UK— Unilever is recruiting a new panel of shoppers to take part in research to help “shape the future” of […]

Carrier IQ row prompts draft legislation on mobile privacy

US— Draft legislation to force companies to disclose when and if tracking software is installed on mobile devices has been […]

Arbitron’s PPM loses accreditation in five markets

US— The Media Rating Council has withdrawn its accreditation for Arbitron’s Portable People Meter (PPM) radio ratings in five of […]

Mandel hails Rentrak as Precision Demand signs ratings deal

US— PrecisionDemand, a media agency headed by former Nielsen executive Jon Mandel, has signed a contract with media measurement firm […]

Omniture founder’s new BI business bags $20m funding

US— Omniture co-founder Josh James has secured $20m in funding for his new venture, Domo, which supplies SaaS (software as […]

Mottram and Davis join YouGov

UK— YouGov has appointed Simon Mottram (pictured) as director of financial services consulting and Rob Davis as a research manager […]