When Old-School Reporting Meets New Media Advocacy
21-year-old Arlen Parsa may have launched a review revolution.
The college student came across an ad from Belkin, a maker of routers and cables. They were willing to pay 65 cents for product reviews, so long as they were positive, 5-star reviews.
“I practically did a double take. It looked suspicious right from the start,” Parsa tells TechNewsWorld’s Renay San Miguel.
Parsa’s original blog post on the subject January 16 has since been picked up by sites including CNet, Gizmodo, Engadget, and CrunchGear.
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