Episode 378: A Hong Kong Phooey Situation

Discussed this week: media dustups, the deleterious career effects of social media, a week or so of Instagram, love of dogs, a podcast appearance, two great services for spotting fake Amazon reviews, some Netflix recommendations, Inspector Gadget, remastering Star Trek, kids and black & white movies, serious mail, inventing The Sabbath, and some freestyle advice. Links for this episode:@hotdogsladies/Political Twitter on TwitterFree Agents #48: Lousy With the Stink of Freedom, with Merlin Mann - Relay FMPodcaster Merlin Mann joins us to discuss his long journey as an independent worker, during which he's pivoted from tech guy to productivity expert to a specializer in cult hits. Fakespot | Analyze and identify fake reviewsWant to analyze the reviews of a product? ReviewMeta.com - Amazon Review CheckerReviewMeta.com analyzes millions of reviewsand helps you decide which ones to trust How merchants use Facebook to flood Amazon with fake reviews - The Washington PostThere, an economy of paid reviews has flourished. Merchants pledge to drop reimbursements into a reviewer’s PayPal account within minutes of posting comments for items such as kitchen knives, rain ponchos or shower caddies, often sweetening the deal with a $5 commission or a $10 Amazon gift card. Facebook this month deleted more than a dozen of the groups where sellers and buyers matched after being contacted by The Post. Amazon kicked a five-star seller off its site after an inquiry from The Post. 'Roseanne' canceled after star's racist Twitter rantWhat It’s Like When Elon Musk’s Twitter Mob Comes After YouWhen female journalists like me dare to question the SpaceX and Tesla founder, there’s a predictable result: We get called bitches, idiots, and worse. How do I share a photo or video to my Instagram story? | Instagram Help Center5by5 | Back to Work #287: You Are Now Cleared for Salad5by5 | Back to Work #293: The Frame for Our Relationship5by5 | Back to Work #305: Quadruple DownMirror, Mirror (Star Trek: The Original Series) - WikipediaThe Tholian Web - WikipediaThe City on the Edge of Forever - WikipediaNetflix18 Things You Might Not Know About 'Inspector Gadget' | Mental FlossPocket-Run Pool is indie dev Zach Gage's version of 8-Ball | GamesBeatBrought to you by: eero (For free overnight shipping to the US or Canada, visit eero.com and at checkout select overnight shipping then enter BACKTOWORK to make it free).