Saturday, August 28th, 2010 at 9:40 pm
The update was necessary to bring advertising standards into the digital age, as the practice of posting false reviews – or “astroturfing” – remains largely unpoliced on the web.
Under the settlement, the California firm, Reverb Communications, and one of its executives, Tracie Snitker, agreed to remove all of the iTunes reviews that appeared to be written by ordinary people. The settlement also bars Reverb and Ms. Snitker from making similar endorsements of any product or service without disclosing any relevant connections. The settlement did not involve any monetary penalties.
sites now offer the fake iTunes gift cards. None of them are selling the physical card that consumers get when you purchase it at brick-and-mortar Apple stores
or, more conveniently, via the company’s online store.
“We hope that this case will show advertisers that they have to be transparent in their practices and help guide other ad agencies,” said Stacey Ferguson, a lawyer in the advertising practices division of the trade commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.
Friday, August 27th, 2010 at 11:20 am
This is the perfect opportunity for an affordable vintage instrument. For sale is a beautiful Gibson SG from the 60s. The serial number (860***) dates this guitar to 1967 (see the gibson information (1967 859001-880089). There is no volute and no “Made in USA” stamp on the back of the headstock. The neck has no cracks or breaks. The potis have been changed in the past, other electronics are original. The vibrola is beautiful and totally original. No extra screw holes and no damages.# It will only be available shortly as I have many opportunites to trade this guitar for others, but I thought I might give it a chance. Feel free to ask questions. Buyer pays for shipping. Payment can be done either by paypal or bankwire transfer
Price
£ 2200.00
Click here to read more on Ebay
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 at 2:40 pm
Short plays a significant role in the FX drama Damages for which he won an Emmy nomination for the Best Supporting Role. As expected the actor is in mourning and was unavailable for comments and so were all the other family members. The family is likely to have small private service with close friends and relatives paying their last regards to Nancy.
My husband and I were married 30 years. Grief shows itself in as many ways as there are the people that have to go through it. It is never easy and a person is never the same, though life can still remain happy again one day. Love he and his family. Don’t judge them.
The thespian couple, who met in the 1970s while performing in a Candian production of Godspell, had three adult children together. Todd Kessler and Daniel Zelman called to inquire if I’d be interested in playing this character. And I tip my hat to them for going out on a limb and saying, ‘Hey, we think you’d be great’ when I wasn’t the obvious choice.
