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Thursday, August 11, 2005Other Dates

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tripadvisor.com - travel review site
epinions.com - consumer site that doesn't censor
vote-smart.org - find your congressman

Retail sites censoring reviews & posts

As a talk radio host, Clark is in a position to have the last word. But he doesn’t think that’s fair, so he’s created a message board specifically for people who want to voice their opinions about him and his show. That’s not the way some sites see things, however. According to the Wall Street Journal, some retail sites and complaint sites are editing the comments people post. They are so frightened of negative opinions affecting their businesses that they’re censoring posts. Newegg.com is editing people’s posts, according to the story, and amazon.com is making it hard for people to post negative postings. Overstock.com was censoring comments, but changed its policy because so many people were complaining about it. People, like Clark, rely on the honest feedback of customers when they are considering buying something. He hopes that these sites reconsider their policies.

Working mothers considered best managers

If you are a mother with a young child, you’re probably doing most of the caretaking at home. If you have a career as well, and you go back to work, the workload triples. Some workers think working mothers are not as productive or dedicated as other workers. But, according to the Chicago Tribune, working moms are actually better managers than men or women who don’t have kids. The reason is that women with kids interact better, handle crisis better and are apparently more appealing to those they supervise. About 70 percent of people said they would prefer to work for a mother. So, there is obviously a strong belief that women who are mothers have the best skill set. The No. 1 reason in the story is that working mothers aren’t out late, partying, so they don’t come in hung over and unfit to work. Christa, Clark’s executive producer and a working mother, thought that was comical. She said it was probably because of reason No 2, that women who are mothers are better time managers because they have to be. Whatever the reason, way to go Moms!
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