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  PRIVACY PENDULUM

  In May, during a commencement speech, Vice President Al Gore called for an “Electronic Bill of Rights” to allow Americans to protect their privacy.In

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  Call It What It Is

  He propose that articles about spam in the press and other media ought to be called spam as well. They’re about as prevalent and intrusive. Case in point:

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  Hollywood Holds the Line

  Marketers spent an estimated $5.14 billion on promotional licenses in 1997, a 3 percent increase driven mostly by film tie-ins. At the same time, consumer

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  Chicago Internet Guru Jay Gondelman Dies

  Jay Gondelman, the Chicago Association of Direct Marketing’s interactive guru and partner in Visionautics Inc., died in June of cancer at 50. According

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  Have Book, Will Travel

  Eight-year-old retailer Audio Adventures began direct sales this spring, renting (and selling) mostly through a Web site, www.audioadventures.com.The

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  Bride of Frankincense

  Forget that we just celebrated Independence Day. For some people, it’s never too early to start buying Christmas presents. With that in mind, Old World

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  Computer Resellers

  Whether they like it or not, computer resellers are being pushed to deliver products and services through new distribution programs. Channel assembly,

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  Listen to This-Free Long Distance

  A new service allows people to sign up for “free” long distance service if they agree to listen to advertising pitches over the phone. One company, Eagle’s

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  Card Sharks or Card Guppies-The Song’s the Same

  CARD DECKS ARE making a comeback. We went through a period in which almost nobody was mailing card decks. Now they’re reanimating themselves.But unlike

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  Catalog Sales on Rise: WEFA

  Catalog sales continue to grow at a faster rate than total sales to consumers and businesses in the United States, according to a recently updated study