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A California blogger has been arrested in Singapore for accusing a judge of prostituting herself to Singapore’s leadership in a defamation suit. Gopalan Nair is a former Singapore lawyer who is now a U.S. citizen. If convicted, Nair could be sentenced to prison for up to a year for insulting a public servant.
Although one [...]

Shady Internet marketers continue to push the envelope when promoting continuity programs. A typical example from last week involves a marketer who wraps himself in his religion* as a way to dupe prospective customers and affiliates into thinking that he’s an honest guy.
This particular marketer is smart but don’t confuse intelligence with ethics. He’s the [...]

The European Union (EU) Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (UCPD) was adopted three years ago. On May 26, 2008, the United Kingdom’s Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) is implementing this directive through Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations.
If you’re doing word-of-mouth marketing, you should be concerned with the directive and the regulations promulgated [...]