Archive for January, 2012
EU Warns on Telecom Rules
January 27, 12 by David GoldsteinEuropean Union member countries that fail to implement the bloc’s new rules on consumer rights for telephone and Internet services could be taken to Europe’s highest court as soon as next month, EU Digital Commissioner Neelie Kroes said Thursday.
The rules are designed to gi...
Can you trust online reviews?
January 27, 12 by Carl LaronThe issue of fake user reviews is nothing new. We blogged about it back in 2009 after a Wall Street Journal article exposed the practice by certain companies of having employees post favorable write ups to user...
Can you trust online reviews?
January 27, 12 by Carl LaronThe issue of fake user reviews is nothing new. We blogged about it back in 2009 after a Wall Street Journal article exposed the practice by certain companies of having employees post favorable write ups to user...
DOT tries to put the “fair” in airfare pricing
January 27, 12 by Jillian RyanEarlier this week I booked a flight from New York to Miami. Even though JetBlue only flies to the nearby Fort Lauderdale, I couldn't pass up the advertisement in an e-mail sent to me: Book Today, $89 each way from JFK. When I went online to look up fares, I did not see that fantastic rat...