Tips on Individual Reputation Management
In this day and age, the Internet has an astonishing amount of power to enhance or sink people’s reputations. People have lost and gained jobs based on past Internet records and online behavior. If you want to make sure your reputation is strengthened and not undermined by Google searches and social media, here are a few things you should try. See What Others Are Searching For To start,...
Read MoreHow to Remove Unwanted Posts from Twitter (X)
If you are a victim of cyberbullying, online abuse, or online harassment on X (formerly Twitter), you can take steps to remove abusive posts from the site. Acts of cyberbullying or harassment may be both against the law and against the site’s rules. Have online users invaded your privacy and ruined your reputation with posts such as revenge porn, spreading false rumors, or releasing personal...
Read MoreFTC Announces a New Rule Banning Fake Reviews and Penalties over $50K
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan on Oct. 21 announced that the agency’s ban on phony online reviews was going into effect, with penalties of $51,744 per violations. On social media platform X, Khan urged followers to report the proscribed practices at reportfraud.ftc.gov. Announcing the rule this August, she said that fake reviews “not only waste people’s time and...
Read MoreHow to Remove Negative, False, or Defamatory Blogspot Posts
Blogger (also known as Blogspot) is a widely used blogging platform owned by Google. It allows users to publish content to personal blogs easily and quickly, often ranking high in search engine results due to its popularity and keyword relevance. However, it’s possible for individuals to misuse Blogspot for posting harmful, false, or defamatory content. Here are methods to address and...
Read MoreGoogle My Business Introduces New Features for 4 & 5-Star Reviews
In today’s digital age, when someone is searching online for any type of business, the first website they seek out is Google. Regardless of the size of the company, the location or the industry, consumers will go to Google to learn more information about a particular company. In fact, some of the first things people may learn about a particular business will originate from what appears in a...
Read MoreNew Google Algo May be Penalizing some Complaint Sites like Ripoff Report
Is Google using a new Algorithm? Perhaps. Google watchers and online reputation management teams are reporting that Ripoff Report and a few complaint sites seems to have lost some visibility in Google’s search results at the start of November. Our CEO Pierre Zarokian first noticed the change around November 6th, after he checked different keywords related to his clients. He found only one...
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