The recent article Losing Out After Winning an Online Auction offers some good tips for using auction sites. They also warn against bogus escrow sites. I'd stick with escrow.com.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Twitter Sputters Over Spammers and Spitters
Now we know - a spammer on Twitter is called a spitter. See Twitter Sputters Over Spammers and Spitters.
Is It a Day to Be Happy? Check the Index
What can we learn with data mining on Facebook? People are happy on holidays and Fridays. See Is It a Day to Be Happy? Check the Index.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Soon, Bloggers Must Give Full Disclosure
The Federal Trade Commission has issued new rules to bloggers and others using social media. If you review products on your blog, you have to disclose your connection to the advertisers. The trend has been for companies to shower popular bloggers with freebies, hoping the blogger will write a favorable review. Some advertisers pay the blogger directly. The same rules would apply to celebrity bloggers and twitterers. I'm so cynical about advertising, I assume anyone who mentions a product has a motive. The full story is here - Soon, Bloggers Must Give Full Disclosure.
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