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Ageism in DMV Offices

Aging is one of the certainties of life. At some point in everyone’s lifetime, there will be more yesterdays than tomorrows. With this passage comes the experience of ageism. According to a study by the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging, 93% of older adults report experiencing at least one form of ageism […]

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Social media, Can Be Used to Spreading False Information

People can intentionally deceive others or unknowingly share misinformation they believe to be true on . Some tips on how to avoid falling for misinformation and fake AI images on social media: Be patient and wary. Consider the information before you share it. Ask yourself: Is the information from a credible source? Does the information […]

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Watch out when you buy products on social media sites

Scammers searching for money and credit card information are exploiting more young people on their home turf of social media. An example is advertising a clothing organizer and sending an empty plastic bag. Another is selling puppies, particularly to senior citizens, and sending nothing. But the scamsters do more than fleece people out of money. […]

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Bogus Invoices in Your Inbox – Don’t Be Suckered

Do you get invoices you do not recognize? We get them virtually every day and often more than once a day. When we get them we wonder how they got our email address. Here are actual examples of things or services I did not order “Order ID:YQ38526672 Subscription Mail :  (my email address) Auto Renewal […]

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It’s time the Federal Communications Commission or Congress directs the channel bundlers to unbundle the channels

Bundling as a pricing strategy has been with us for some time. When bundling combines TV, phone, and Internet services into one bill, consumers can save.  It can provide one-stop shopping for homeowners and often providers make promotional offers such as free installation. However, bundling is to the consumer’s detriment when the limited number of […]

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Email Hoaxes Are Rampant

Two different types of hoaxes are constantly circulating on the Internet.  One is urban legends which usually are harmless, except for wasting bandwidth because they are circulating via ten of millions of messages.  Most do little more than tell a tall story that is not true but they instruct you to forward a copy of […]

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Five Ways to Protect Your Privacy

An amazing amount of information can be learned about a person from sites like Truthfinder.com. For example, you may learn that you are on a government watch list. If you want to learn more, you must pay. Other sites that reveal personal information are: Instant Checkmate CocoFinder InteliusTruePeopleSearch Call tracking software provides supplemental data and […]

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How to Remove Your Personal Information from Google Search

If you don’t want personal information like your phone number, email, physical address, and lots of other personal data about yourself from Google’s search results available to the public, you can do things to protect yourself. In response to the fact that many people don’t want to be found in a search, Google lets you request […]

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Finding Out Whether a Suspicious Email or Call About Your Amazon Account is Legit

Don’t give out specific information – your credit card number and Amazon account password – to a caller, an email, or text. If you want to be sure, log onto Amazon and go to Customer Support. Amazon sellers will never ask you to pay over the phone. This includes using any gift cards you have.  […]

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Getting Fooled, Misled, or Scammed on a Website

About one out of every 10 e-commerce websites employ some device to trick people who come to a website, according to studies at Princeton University and the University of Chicago. Here are some of the manipulations you may be tricked into using: Easily signing up for a service, such as an expensive app,  but having a […]

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Paul with his wife, Sarah Edwards, are award-winning authors of 17 books with over 2,000,000 books in print.

Paul provides local marketing consulting through the Small Business Development Center. >Prior to becoming an author, I practiced law, served as CEO of a non-profit, and operated a public affairs consulting practice. [Read more...]

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