Our blog often deals with Internet scammers who are offering little of value for way too much money. But there’s another thing that many Internet scams have in common: ClickBank, ClickBetter and ClickSure. These two companies are affiliate-marketing network for digital products like eBooks, … Read more
Your “friend” recommends online paid survey sites as a side-gig to make some additional cash. What that “friend” likely isn’t telling you is that you’ll be lucky to make much more than $2 per hour filling out surveys. Worse yet, you’ll be repeatedly lied to … Read more
The combined fortunes of the world’s 26 richest individuals reached $1.4 trillion last year — the same amount as the total wealth of the 3.8 billion poorest people. That’s not a typo. 26 MEN control as much wealth as does half the fricking planet, says … Read more
Should you fear big brother or big data? Or both? Increasingly, industry observers have realized that the Internet has been taken over by giant data companies who have or will soon lose any regard for their customers. Calls for regulation are getting louder. The European … Read more
There have been numerous efforts to persuade U.S. consumers to “Buy American” and some even to boycott all products produced in China. The boycott proponents often cite unsafe foods, melamine-tainted plates, toxic toothpaste and other examples of shoddily-made consumer items. Yet, China continues to be … Read more