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7 ways to spot a social media snake oil salesperson

Posted March 14, 2009 - 17:10 by Torley Wong

Career Building

Confused Beauty

Sure, you'd like to boost your online presence and make money on the Internet. But just like pyramid schemes attract the greedy and fad diets interest the desperate, many social media snake oil salespeople are out there, ready to sucker you. READ ON for 7 ways to distinguish the fakes from the real deals.

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Apple introduces most outrageous “rewards” program in history

Posted March 31, 2008 - 21:52 by Paul Michael

Deals and Coupons, Consumer Affairs, Technology

Apple Tatt

I love Apple as a brand. It makes great products, it has tremendous loyalty, but could I go as far as to tattoo the famous Apple logo on my body to get a lifetime discount? Well, that’s the latest, greatest scheme from Steve Jobs and Co. And people are lining up in droves to do it. (This was an April Fool's gag readers. Now that the day has passed, it's only fair to warn you. Enjoy)

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Bottled Water, Bottled Hype Part 2

Posted April 19, 2007 - 10:11 by Andrea Dickson

Food and Drink, Green Living

If you drink bottled water every day, you're paying a premium for something that should be close to free. Drink bottled water for health-reasons? Find out why that's ironic.

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