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Fake reviews raise broad questions about peer ratings; Juniper job cuts expected

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Belkin fake reviews case raises broad questions about peer ratings
Belkin's admission that an employee has been offering to pay for favorable Web-based peer reviews of its network gear raises the question of not only how widespread such practices are but whether they undermine community and trust in the connections and relationships that the Web seems to foster so easily.
Plus: Text of letter from Belkin President Mark Reynoso

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01/21/09

Today's most-read stories:

  1. Where to watch Obama's inauguration online
  2. Bloggers give Obama marching orders
  3. Why HP is the 'Cisco of network mgmt. software'
  4. Cisco CTO could be tapped by Obama
  5. Obama's BlackBerry equals national security threat
  6. Microsoft layoffs could come next week
  7. U.S. plots major upgrade to Internet router security
  8. Mark Hopkins solves Vo-Fi challenge with smart antennas
  9. How Obama might get his way on BlackBerry
  10. Worm infects 1.1M Windows PCs in 24 hours


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