Money and Computing
Stopping Fake Online Reviews in New York: "Astroturfing Is 21st Century’s False Advertising"
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced that 19 companies had agreed to cease their practice of writing fake online reviews for businesses and to pay more than $350,000 in penalties. "Operation Clean Turf," a year-long undercover investiga… more »
The Art of Pinning: Museum Pinners Worth Following
Val Castronovo writes: Since its founding in 2010, Pinterest, the photo-sharing site that has become the third most popular social network after Facebook and Twitter, has been enthusiastically embraced by art museums across the country. A virtual bulletin board, Pinterest allows users — more than 70 million now — to set up “boards” to which they “pin” images of favorite things — in this case, artworks and artifacts culled from museum collections and archives. more »
Senior Women Web Interviews Muriel Seibert
Mary McHugh interviewed the late Ms. Seibert in 2001: She is certainly one of the most powerful women in finance in this country as the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange and the first to head one of its member firms, Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc., but she is also nicknamed Mickie, and is the most unpretentious and generous of women in any field. more »
Teens Online, Mobile Apps and Privacy Concerns: New Pew Internet Reports
58% of all teens have downloaded apps to their cell phone or tablet computer. 26% of teen apps users have uninstalled an app because it was collecting personal information that they didn’t wish to share. 46% of teen apps users have turned off location tracking features because they were worried about the privacy of their information. Girls are considerably more likely than boys to say they have disabled location tracking features. 70% of them have sought advice from someone else about how to manage their privacy online. more »