Comments on: Research Before You Submit Your Personal Information http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/01/08/research-before-you-submit-your-personal-information/522.html Discussion and opinions about the trucking industry Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:16:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Mark Spearman http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/01/08/research-before-you-submit-your-personal-information/522.html#comment-1096 Mark Spearman Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:28:44 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/01/08/research-before-you-submit-your-personal-information/522.html#comment-1096 Very well put. My article is all true by the way. Common sense dictates that publishers are going to slant towards whoever is paying the bills. Their articles can be misleading when somebody does not take this into consideration. I am simply pointing this out so fewer drivers are duped into thought processes induced by articles that do not tell the entire story. Until I researched this topic, I never gave this angle much thought, now I certainly do. Very well put. My article is all true by the way. Common sense dictates that publishers are going to slant towards whoever is paying the bills. Their articles can be misleading when somebody does not take this into consideration.

I am simply pointing this out so fewer drivers are duped into thought processes induced by articles that do not tell the entire story. Until I researched this topic, I never gave this angle much thought, now I certainly do.

]]> By: John Hammerhead http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/01/08/research-before-you-submit-your-personal-information/522.html#comment-1085 John Hammerhead Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:39:26 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/01/08/research-before-you-submit-your-personal-information/522.html#comment-1085 I know a driver who doesn't tell you what he/she thinks- Driver Trainer/Driver Recruiter. When I started 10yrs ago, I clearly remember the trainers were encouraged to also be company recruiters. As was stated in another blog-recruiters get paid to recruit. NONE tell the truth. As an editor/writer, you my friend must cater to your advertisers and readers! I don't think all publishers put out bogus/misleading info. However, the collection of personally identifiable data is NOT consumer privacy friendly. Most legit publishers/websites, like yours, have a specific privacy policy. If people give out info, that's on them. However, I noticed some trucking employment websites ask for driver license# and even SSN# over unencrypted NON-SSL secure connection! That's crazy irresponsible web design. Anyone filling out a form is sending all private info in the clear over cyberspace. Can you say Identity Theft? I will give your articles/job listing a look but NEVER compete your surveys, only to have you sell info to direct marketers!!! I know a driver who doesn’t tell you what he/she thinks- Driver Trainer/Driver Recruiter. When I started 10yrs ago, I clearly remember the trainers were encouraged to also be company recruiters. As was stated in another blog-recruiters get paid to recruit. NONE tell the truth. As an editor/writer, you my friend must cater to your advertisers and readers! I don’t think all publishers put out bogus/misleading info. However, the collection of personally identifiable data is NOT consumer privacy friendly. Most legit publishers/websites, like yours, have a specific privacy policy. If people give out info, that’s on them. However, I noticed some trucking employment websites ask for driver license# and even SSN# over unencrypted NON-SSL secure
connection! That’s crazy irresponsible web design. Anyone filling out a form is sending all private info in the clear over cyberspace. Can you say Identity Theft? I will give your articles/job listing a look but NEVER compete your surveys, only to have you sell info to direct marketers!!!

]]> By: aaron huff http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/01/08/research-before-you-submit-your-personal-information/522.html#comment-1068 aaron huff Tue, 15 Jan 2008 04:51:18 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/01/08/research-before-you-submit-your-personal-information/522.html#comment-1068 Although this article contains some truth, the idea that articles on etrucker are just manufacturered to sell products or services for the advertisers is false. Since I write for Randall-Reilly Publishing, I know that our editors do not give false or misleading information in the articles. We are probably not going to write something negative about a company that advertises with us, but our articles focus on the issues and always have credible sources including drivers. When was the last time you met a driver who didn't tell you what he really thinks? Although this article contains some truth, the idea that articles on etrucker are just manufacturered to sell products or services for the advertisers is false. Since I write for Randall-Reilly Publishing, I know that our editors do not give false or misleading information in the articles. We are probably not going to write something negative about a company that advertises with us, but our articles focus on the issues and always have credible sources including drivers. When was the last time you met a driver who didn’t tell you what he really thinks?

]]> By: Sam http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/01/08/research-before-you-submit-your-personal-information/522.html#comment-1033 Sam Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:29:00 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/01/08/research-before-you-submit-your-personal-information/522.html#comment-1033 Mark, interesting post! I think all of us consumers have similar problems! Mark, interesting post! I think all of us consumers have similar problems!

]]> By: Mark Spearman http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/01/08/research-before-you-submit-your-personal-information/522.html#comment-1032 Mark Spearman Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:50:19 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/01/08/research-before-you-submit-your-personal-information/522.html#comment-1032 I forgot to mention false negatives on your research. Many times a company will go on a negative campaign against their competitors. If you find overwhelming negative posts about a company or if the post seem repetitive and general in the types of complaints, these can be false negatives. Try contacting some of the posters of the negative comments. Do they have specifics on their negative review and is the negative review warranted. I knew that this was out there, but I didn't realize how big it was until a friend went to work selling for a travel company. They work on a deal where you can get referral fees if you get somebody to sell "under" you, so it sounds like a scam from the start. Then I found a ton of posts from people saying what a scam the company is. When I told my friend he may have been scammed, he had already researched the information and the company's owner showed him how they had been dealing with the barrage of negative posts and who was making the posts. He's now making money with the company and it turned out to be a nice income for him. It's a confusing world out there. I forgot to mention false negatives on your research. Many times a company will go on a negative campaign against their competitors. If you find overwhelming negative posts about a company or if the post seem repetitive and general in the types of complaints, these can be false negatives.

Try contacting some of the posters of the negative comments. Do they have specifics on their negative review and is the negative review warranted.

I knew that this was out there, but I didn’t realize how big it was until a friend went to work selling for a travel company. They work on a deal where you can get referral fees if you get somebody to sell “under” you, so it sounds like a scam from the start. Then I found a ton of posts from people saying what a scam the company is. When I told my friend he may have been scammed, he had already researched the information and the company’s owner showed him how they had been dealing with the barrage of negative posts and who was making the posts. He’s now making money with the company and it turned out to be a nice income for him.

It’s a confusing world out there.

]]> By: Everitt Mickey http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/01/08/research-before-you-submit-your-personal-information/522.html#comment-1031 Everitt Mickey Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:46:34 +0000 http://lifeontheroad.com/2008/01/08/research-before-you-submit-your-personal-information/522.html#comment-1031 Google is your friend. How'd we live before google? I remember going to the library....(walking barefoot thru the snow....uphill both ways) to check out books looking....looking for ........ stuff. Nowdays it's easy. Good advice. Google is your friend.

How’d we live before google? I remember going to the library….(walking barefoot thru the snow….uphill both ways) to check out books looking….looking for …….. stuff.

Nowdays it’s easy.

Good advice.

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