An article on the American Psychological Association website titled True lies: People who lie via telling truth viewed harshly, study finds (December 15, 2016) defines paltering: “the ability to deceive someone by telling the truth… Rather than misstating facts or failing to provide information, paltering involves actively making truthful statements to create a mistaken impression”
Continue reading “Paltering – to deceive with truthful statements”Fake Reviews
Nicole Nguyen wrote an article for the Wall Street Journal titled How to Spot Fake Reviews and Shady Ratings on Amazon (July 20, 2022).
Continue reading “Fake Reviews”200,000 Fake Amazon Reviewers Exposed
Phil Muncaster wrote an article for Info Security titled Misconfigured Database Exposes 200K Fake Amazon Reviewers.
Continue reading “200,000 Fake Amazon Reviewers Exposed”Humans don’t click on ads much
Augustine Fou wrote an article for Forbes titled Current Digital Marketing Is Sports-Watching, Rather Than Marketing. Continue reading “Humans don’t click on ads much”
Humans Don’t Hyperscale
Dr. Augustine Fou wrote a blog post titled Humans Don’t Hyperscale. Sorry, Silicon Valley. Continue reading “Humans Don’t Hyperscale”
Digital Ad Fraud: How the Money Flows
Mathew Broughton wrote an article for ExchangeWire titled Digital Ad Fraud: How the Money Flows. Continue reading “Digital Ad Fraud: How the Money Flows”
Comscore, the internet’s traffic judge, settles fraud charges
Adi Robertson wrote an article for The Verge titled Comscore, the Internet’s traffic judge, settles fraud charges for $5 million. Continue reading “Comscore, the internet’s traffic judge, settles fraud charges”
WeWork – 2 commentaries
A couple of insightful, unflattering articles about WeWork… Continue reading “WeWork – 2 commentaries”
Hoover – the worst sales promotion in history
Zachary Crockett wrote an article called The worst sales promotion in history.
“27 years ago, Hoover offered two free international flights with any £100 purchase. Today, it’s remembered as the worst sales promotion in history.” Continue reading “Hoover – the worst sales promotion in history”
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