Mouse Print*-- Is This the Future of Consumer Journalism?
This week we take a glimpse into the possible future of consumer news, and perhaps journalism itself. There is a surprising disclosure at the end of the story we show you.
That is our Mouse Print* story this week.
Home Costly Home: States With Highest/Lowest Property Tax; 10 Least Expensive States to Own a Home
A new study finds the payments a homeowner makes over the span of living in a home are almost twice as much as the cost of the average US house. Here are the 10 least expensive states when factoring in many key costs of homeownership. And one of the biggest expenses is property tax. Here are the 10 states with the highest and lowest property tax rates.
Yelp Publishes List of Companies Using Alleged Fake/Paid Reviews
Yelp, best known for its restaurant reviews by real consumers, is proactive in flagging suspicious reviews that may be phony or paid for. They proactively investigate attempts to manipulate a business's ratings and reviews, and may place an alert on a business page to warn people about suspicious or misleading review activity. Over the past 11 years, the site has flagged almost 5,000 companies. Here are the types of alerts they post. Here are the most recent alerts. We could not find a search function however, which makes the list virtually useless.
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Inside Look at Consumer Reports
On Sunday Morning last week, Leslie Stahl visited Consumer Reports' testing facilities to give viewers an inside look at how the organization evaluates products.
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Buy 10 General Mills Products, Get $25 Back
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This week we take a glimpse into the possible future of consumer news, and perhaps journalism itself. There is a surprising disclosure at the end of the story we show you.
That is our Mouse Print* story this week.
A new study finds the payments a homeowner makes over the span of living in a home are almost twice as much as the cost of the average US house. Here are the 10 least expensive states when factoring in many key costs of homeownership. And one of the biggest expenses is property tax. Here are the 10 states with the highest and lowest property tax rates.
Yelp, best known for its restaurant reviews by real consumers, is proactive in flagging suspicious reviews that may be phony or paid for. They proactively investigate attempts to manipulate a business's ratings and reviews, and may place an alert on a business page to warn people about suspicious or misleading review activity. Over the past 11 years, the site has flagged almost 5,000 companies. Here are the types of alerts they post. Here are the most recent alerts. We could not find a search function however, which makes the list virtually useless.
