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Unethical, Annoying, And Ubiquitous Ads: Internet Miracle Cures For Everything
Advertising rates have fallen in all media. This has helped along the implosion of the print media, led to near-saturation of infomercials on TV, and produced the ads for flatter stomachs, whiter...
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Why Comcast Wants To Buy Time Warner Cable, And Why TWC Wants To Let Them
Commentary has been flying nonstop since Comcast announced its plan to buy Time Warner Cable. If the buyout goes through, there will be enormous repercussions in the TV and broadband industries, both...
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Report: Telemarketers Pocket Nearly 2/3 Of Charity Donations
91 of the 589 charity telemarketing campaigns studied resulted in a loss, meaning the telemarketer was being paid more than it brought in. (Source: NY Attorney General’s Office)While the person who...
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Man Returns $10,000 Walmart Debit Card To Store, Now It’s Gone Missing
UPDATE: Green Dot — the company that services the Walmart MoneyCard — tells Consumerist that its investigation of this story gives it reason to believe it may all be a hoax. More details on the...
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Report: “Wheels For Wishes” Charity Misled Donors About Make-A-Wish Donations
Car Donation Foundation, more popularly known as “Wheels for Wishes,” is the nation’s largest auto donation charity. Every year, it takes in millions of dollars from donated cars for the supposed...
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John Oliver Reveals Illicit Global Cadbury Creme Egg Conspiracy
Did you know that Cadbury Creme Eggs aren’t just a sickeningly sweet, vaguely holiday-themed treat? No, according to truth-telling TV personality John Oliver, they are also the epicenter of a global...
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I Know My ID Thief’s Name & Address, But Police Won’t Do Anything About It
When you think of an identity thief, you probably envision some squirrelly jerk in a third-world country selling your data on the black market. He’s untraceable and living someplace where the police...
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