Always Read the Fine Print

By Michelle Zimmerman

If something seems to good to be true, read the fine print. Over the past few years as the popularity of Internet, cell phones, and cable broadcast has grown so have the prices. While companies associated with these products many pretend through advertising that they are the cheapest option, more then likely this is false.

Through advertising in television and radio commercials as well as magazines, companies are able to disguise they're products to be cheap. Using asterisks on prices to refer to the actual prices listed in size 9 point font at the bottom on the television screen isn't being exactly honest. It isn't fair that these companies are allowed to falsely advertise their products for prices when they are actually going to receive more from the consumers.

By using this false advertisement, consumers are signing under false pretenses. Consumers are expecting they will pay what was advertised when in truth they're are many charges not listed on the advertisements. Charges such as a one-time activation fee, price increase after so many months, as well as the price to break a contract.

Not only are companies misleading their consumers with prices but as well as their products. Internet companies are known for advertising their highest speed when in contrast that is only a possibility rather than an average.

As a reaction from the consumers of these acts, cases have been filed in attempt to put an end to the entrapment of these companies. The plaintiffs are in pursuit of a law for advertising that protects consumers from being mislead.

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Is social media harmful for journalists?

By: Mallory Tandy

Are Myspace, Twitter, and Facebook causing stress on journalists? Social Networks such as these, used to be used as a way of getting information, but as time has went on it has become more personal information and not news worthy.

It seems to be causing trouble in some newspapers. At the New York Times, staff members tweeted about information about an internal meeting going on at the paper. They did not mean any harm by doing so but what if critical information could have been leaked out for their competitors to see, it would have been bad for the Times.

Some have solved the issues of mixing business with pleasure by having two Facebook pages, one for personal use and one for busniess and co-workers. But does this solve the issue at hand? Is social media harmful to journalists or helpful?

I can see it from both sides, I can see how it can be harmful but I can also see how it can be helpful. They can find good stories on social media sites, but also can be destructive in how they use their own sites.

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Earn Your Degree By Watching iTunes

By Keri Waterhouse

The knowledge of business professors, was only available to MBAs and business students, it is now available to anybody with an Internet connection.

Many universities and business schools are making recordings of their lectures, seminars and conferences available to everyone through Web sites such as iTunes and YouTube.

Professors making their lectures available through iTunes will make lectures so much easier and more convenient to students with full schedules. It will also help the technology industry grow by students purchasing iTunes, computers, or even phones with internet accessibility.

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Hacking Into Twitter

By Meghan Vosberg

Identity theft,Password trafficking,Counterfeiting of currency,Child Pornography or Exploitation, and computer intrusion (hacking) are all types of cyber crime. We have all heard how to prevent these, and what sites they usually happen on, but now a new site has fallen victim of cyber crime. Are you safe on your Twitter account?

Twitter, the popular social networking site, has recently been hacked. This is troublesome for users, because the majority of people use the same password on different accounts. Some of these accounts hold financial or person information, such as shopping sites like ebay or amazon.com.

High profile celebrities have also had their Twitter accounts hacked. Britney Spears, Bill O'Reilly, and President Barack Obama.

Hacking has been around since the dawn of the internet therefore making it a common and easily found skill. If you are sent a link asking for your log in credential, be aware that it may not be secure.

Photo Credit: Yahoo! Inc.

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