Is the Internet Really All it’s Cracked Up to Be?

Use of fake people to promote corportations Wal-Mart

Shoppers were really members of PR company Sony

Fake sounding language leads to realization that the blogs were fake

Ruckus Creation of fake Facebook user to get access to emails

AOL Gives out user search log data

MySpace Glitch allows hackers to look at profiles of children under 16 year olds

Xanga Allows children under 13 to sign up without parents permission

Hershey and Mrs. Fields Collect personal information from children under 13

Malibu Banana Boat Holds competition having consumers produce commercials Costumers cry foul when winner is announced

Chevy Allows consumers to create and post their own ads People use the site to create anti- Chevy and SUV ads