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Colbert on Yelp: "The Critical Palate of Zagat With Not Having Anything Better to Do"

Monday night on The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert joined the chorus of people who like to hate on Yelp, the business-review site. Colbert called Yelp a social media site that combines the "critical palate of Zagat with not having anything better to do." See also: - Is Yelp Fair to Restaurants? - ... More >>

LifeLock Goes Public, Sees Stock Price Fall; Tempe Company has Sketchy History

LifeLock launched its new persona as a publicly traded company on Wednesday -- then watched as its initial stock price fell by several percent. LifeLock, the Tempe-based anti-identity-theft company founded in 2005 by Robert Maynard Jr. and Todd Davis, had expected to sell shares at $9 apiece, but t ... More >>

Is "Artisan" Food Made for the Masses Still "Artisan"?

Solar Firm Matinee Energy is Full of Hot Air

Joe Arpaio's "Birther" Squad Thinking President Obama Was Born in (You Guessed it) Kenya

​For the latest dive into the loony bin from Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's "Birther" posse, they've concluded that President Obama -- get this -- "might be Kenyan."Arpaio's pals over at World Net Daily continue to release the latest conspiracy theories from the posse, and it's not getting a ... More >>

Facebook Sued by Scottsdale Woman, Sharon Beatty, Over Site's Tracking of Web Browsing History While Logged Off; Class Action Ruling Sought

Facebook calls it a glitch, but a Scottsdale woman and her Phoenix lawyer want to be compensated for the social media site's surreptitious tracking of Web browsing history.Former state Attorney General Grant Woods filed the federal complaint on Friday for his client, Sharon Beatty of Scottsdale. But ... More >>

Matinee Energy Official Pushed Gold-Mine Scheme in 1980s, Now Behind $700 Million Solar Deal With Hyundai Heavy

  ​One of the principals behind a company that claims to be bringing a 175-megawatt solar plant to southern Arizona was accused in the 1980s of running a bogus gold-mining scheme. Christopher E. Pannos, one of his brothers, James, and two other people were among those charged by the ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, May 27, 2010

LifeLock CEO Todd Davis Tries to Spin Story on Frequent Identity Thefts; No Explanation for Why Davis Hid Thefts From Customers

LifeLock has finally responded to our feature article this week about the Tempe-based company, and the revelation that its CEO, Todd Davis, has had his identity stolen at least 13 times. We offered Davis and LifeLock the chance to come clean about Davis' problems with identity theft before we publi ... More >>

Cracking LifeLock: Even After a $12 Million Penalty for Deceptive Advertising, the Tempe Company Can't Be Honest About Its Identity-Theft-Protection Service

LifeLock Adds Tom Ridge, Former Homeland Security Boss, to Board of Directors

Image: www.harvard.eduTom Ridge, former Homeland Security chief, joins LifeLock's board of directors.​Tempe-based LifeLock, Inc. has put former U.S. Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge on its board of directors as it tries to recover from a $12 million punishment from the Federal Trade Commission.R ... More >>

Glenn Beck Lies About Muse, iPhone Only Album, FTC Disclosure and Music Blogs

NME: First iPhone-only album to be released by Kids On DSP - videoElectric Mustache: mp3: Vampire Weekend - "Horchata"Idolator: If Your Mother Says "Here, I Got You Something Autographed By Ian Curtis," Check It OutIdolator: How Will Music Blogs Deal With The FTC's New Disclosure Guidelines?NME: Gl ... More >>

Hot Links: Twin Fire, Stolen Laptops, and Laws for Bloggers

​All schools in the Williams Unified School District will be closed today because of a fire burning near the city. The blaze, dubbed the Twin Fire, began Friday and scorched 1,000 acres by Sunday night. About 465 fire personnel are battling the blaze...A water line broke near 11th street and B ... More >>

LifeLock Former Exec and Founder, Robert Maynard Jr., Surfaces in Hawaii Adventure Biz

Robert J. Maynard Jr., the LifeLock founder who resigned from his own company after New Times revealed his lies and shady past, is now the CEO of an ocean adventure business in Waikiki. A Federal Trade Commission order from the 1990s apparently bars Maynard Jr. from returning in ... More >>

Terri Ouellette, "Craft Queen," Pitches Book For Crafty Ex-con Kevin Trudeau

The Mexican rags on identity theft

Consumer Alert from reporter Ray Stern: LifeLock being sued by credit agency Experian (w/UPDATE).

Eurotrashed

It was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime. At least nobody died

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, August 2, 2007

Money for Nothing

Don't fall victim to the identity-theft protection scam

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, June 14, 2007

Bird Boycott

The truculent tweeter tackles Mayor Phil, PHX City Council hypocrisy, and goofball prez wanna-be Fred Thompson

Presidential candidate Fred Thompson shills for scummy LifeLock exec.

What Happened in Vegas...

Clients nationwide are entrusting private financial information to a Tempe anti-identity-theft firm that’s based on a bluff

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, March 8, 2007

Cracked Houses

Homes all over Arizona are falling apart. Blame the bad soil -- and the lousy construction

A Chance to Focus Inward

Ugly urban sprawl's the problem, not drought. Metro Phoenix has water to support 10 million souls

Dem Blues

The left, turning right, was plain wrong

to attack pop culture

Cleaning House

A ragtag group of Valley janitors says a local maintenance company needs to come clean with how it does business

It Happens

Ohmigod! Five seasons in, South Park's the funniest show on TV

Paying the Price

Major gas companies are driving away independent station operators, all in the name of greed

Don Wan

Valley-based infomercial czar Don Lapre has made millions selling his Money Making Secrets to late-night-TV viewers. So what's the secret behind his bankruptcy?

Donkey Gong

Some state Democrats will stop at nothing to dethrone their chairman

Flashes

Herbs of Love

Pills made from a Peruvian vine known as Cat's Claw are all the rage among Latino health buffs