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Romney’s ‘Women in Binders’ Gaffe Launches Hysterically Funny, and Pointed, Reviews for Avery Binders on Amazon

Mitt Romney’s “Binders full of women” comment is continuing to make waves as the Avery Durable View Binder on Amazon.com is gaining reviews, not so much for their organizing ability, but for their ability to keep women.

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‘Bic for Her’ Lady Pen Burned by Internet Review Flames

A pen for women must mean that it has lipstick on one end, right? BIC pens is the latest group to find themselves in hot water with women. Did they make politically incorrect commentary on the anatomy and physiology of women? No. Did they donate $100 million to the “I hate women for life” campaign? No. What they did make, though, is a pen. A lady pen, to be specific, and it has the women of Amazon.com fuming.

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ATT iPhone 4S versus Verizon iPhone 4S Smack Down, and the Surprising Winner

Ok, first, yes, I admit it. In the form of the newish iPhone 4S, the iPhone finally had enough chops to lure me to try one out, to even consider abandoning my beloved Android. The voice control and dictation features blow Android’s away, for both accuracy and usability. And Siri’s ability to create location-based reminders, and generally how powerful it is, were pretty compelling. But, now there was a new dilemma: which is better? The ATT iPhone or the Verizon iPhone? Which has the better iPhone service – ATT or Verizon? Fewer dropped calls? Faster network?

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Apple Stores STILL Running Out of iPad 2 – Our Experience Getting an Apple iPad 2 (Includes Pics, iPad 2 Review and iPad 2 Case Reviews)

Believe it or not, nearly two weeks after the iPad 2 launch (release date was March 11), many Apple stores are still out of the iPad 2! Or, more correctly, they are getting them in in dribs and drabs, with long lines queueing starting at 6:00 a.m. (!), and any new supply of iPad 2s selling out within minutes of the Apple store opening 3 hours later. Here is our experience being in the Apple line, and getting our iPad 2, and our first thoughts and observations on the iPad 2, the “Smart Cover” (hate it!), and the iPad 2 case that we love.

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New Site Documents Invisalign Braces Process from Start to Finish for those Seeking Invisalign Reviews

I’m very excited to tell you all about the newest site to join our family of websites. And I’m not just excited because it’s a new site for us – but because of what it’s about. It’s about my getting Invisalign braces. And I’m very excited about getting Invisaligns! In this new site, I document, from the very first consultations to the very finish, the process of getting Invisalign braces. I’m doing this because when I was looking for information about Invisaligns online, I couldn’t find any Invisalign reviews online! So I hope to be able to provide that Invisalign review for others who may be considering Invisalign plastic braces, but want to read about the patient experience from someone who has been there.

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Website Devoted to Trying and Reviewing All Ramen Noodles Everywhere

Toshio Yamamoto is a man who knows his ramen, and we’re not just talking that cheap American Oodles of Noodles stuff.  And everyone else’s ramen too.  The 49 year old engineer eats ramen 5 days a week, and records his reviews of each one for ramen posterity’s sake on his website

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Feds Dictate that Reviews on Blogs Should Disclose if Review is for Sponsor or Advertiser

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is getting ready to issue new guidelines which state that bloggers who review a product or service are under an obligation to disclose to their readers if the product or service being reviewed is a sponsor of the blog, or if the blogger otherwise is getting compensation (sometimes known as “Blogola”, as a play on the word “payola) for the review.