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In 1990, Consumer Reports launched Consumer Reports Television. [41] By March 2005 it was "hosted" by over 100 stations. [42] [43] On August 1, 2006, Consumer Reports launched ShopSmart, [44] a magazine aimed at young women. [45] In 2008, Consumer Reports acquired The Consumerist blog from Gawker Media. [46]
Grand Beach was founded by the Grand Beach Company around 1903. It was conceived of partially as a short-stay resort. People would take the Michigan Central Railroad to Grand Beach station, rent small cottages for a day or two, eat in the dining hall (located at the corner of Lakeview and Whitewood), and enjoy bathing and golfing. The town was ...
Ripoff Report is a private for-profit website founded by Ed Magedson. [1] The Ripoff Report has been online since December 1998 and is operated by Xcentric Ventures, LLC which is based in Tempe, Arizona. [2] In 2023 an Australian judge found the company purports to be a consumer review site but profits from extortive business practices. [3]
The Department of Education delivered its largest enforcement fine ever, charging Grand Canyon University $37.7 million for "deceptive" practices.
Abuses akin to ballot stuffing of favourable reviews by the seller (known as incentivized reviews), or negative reviews by competitors, need to be policed by the review host site. Indeed, gathering fake reviews has become big business. [2] In 2012, for example, fake book reviews have been revealed as significantly affecting ratings on Amazon.
In American television in 2022, notable events included television show debuts, finales, and cancellations; channel launches, closures, and re-brandings; stations changing or adding their network affiliations; information on controversies, business transactions, and carriage disputes; and deaths of those who made various contributions to the medium.
According to contested reports in December 2017, while seated at Trump's inauguration speech, forthcoming National Security Advisor Michael Flynn texts a former business partner that Russian sanctions blocking a private Russian-backed plan to build nuclear plants in the Middle East will now be 'ripped up'. [7] [8]
Myrtle Beach is a resort city on the East Coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina.It is located in the center of a long and continuous 60-mile (97 km) stretch of beach known as the "Grand Strand” in the northeastern part of the state.