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Since 2008, the Federal Communications Commission has received nearly 6,000 complaints about excessively loud TV commercials. But on Wednesday, the FCC adopted rules to enforce the 2010 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act, requiring that TV ads have the same average volume as the programs they accompany.

It's raining consumer riches in the U.S. Senate. Legislation that could make internet experiences a little safer, TV commercials quieter and some cars a little louder all were sent to the Senate floor by the Senate Commerce Committee. An internet sales tactic that the committee says has left...

For the 14.5 million unemployed people with more time on their hands during the recession, watching Internet ads and answering online questionnaires may seem like a big waste of time. After all, there are job applications to fill out and jobs to find.But spending about five minutes a day looking at...