Top 10 Myths About Ed Magedson

1. Top10Myths AboutEdMagedson& TheRipoff Report Why do people spreadthisfakeallegationif there’snotruthto it?Thereasonisprettyobvious–people who have beencriticizedonRipoffReportby true reports can’tfightbackanyother way,sotheytry to discreditthesitebyclaimingthatitisonly there tomakemoneyby publishing andthenremovingfake complaints.By makingthis outrageous claim,theythink theywillmakepeopledoubttheaccuracyof anythingonthe RipoffReport.Don’tbe fooledbytheselies! 10. Myth—Ed Magedson isa “fugitive”wanted bythe FBI. Truth—oh, please!Thisonehas been around for solongit’sdoubtfulanyonereallybelievesit,butfor the record:FALSE! EdMagedsonisnotafugitive.This is justanotherbogusstoryusedto tryto discreditEdwhichmakes nosensegiven thatEd’s“credibility”isn’trelevant–he’s notthe personwho writesthereportspostedontheRipoff Report,so whatdifferencedoeshiscredibilitymake? Has Ed everbeenwanted by theFBI orother lawenforcementagency? NO! But don’tjusttakeour wordfor it–ifyoufindsomeonespreadingthis lie, justaskthemtoprovidebackupforthis claim. 9. Myth—Ripoff Reportis beinginvestigatedbylawenforcement. Sorry,thisis100% false. Again, this liehasbeenaroundformorethanhalf adecade–sinceatleast2004.If lawenforcement wasreallyinvestigatingtheRipoff Report,don’tyouthinkthat they’d have completed their investigation bynow?And if Ripoff Reportor EdMagedsonwerereallybreakingthelaw,don’tyou thinkthe police wouldhavestepped inbynow? Inreality,aspartofhismissiontoprotectconsumersandprevent corporatewrongdoing, EdMagedson works closelywithmanybranches oflawenforcementincludinglocal police,federalagencies,and federal andstateattorneysgeneral.In allhis yearsworkingwith lawenforcement, noonehas mentionedto Ed anythingabouttheRipoffReportbeinginvestigated, sowe’re confident thisisanother hoax. 8. Myth—EdMagedsoncreatesfakereports. Truth—noway!WhileEd’scriticswish thiswastrue, it’snot. Thisisjustanothersmear campaigntrying todiscredittheRipoff ReportbyspreadingliesaboutEd.It’shonestlyverysad.

2. Really,sincethe sole missionofRipoff Report istohelpprotectconsumers,whywouldEdcreatefake reportsaboutsomeone? Howwouldthatbe consistentwith his goals?Itwouldn’t. Butdon’ttakeEd’swordfor it. Instead, considerthis—underthe Communications DecencyAct,Edand the Ripoff Reportare protectedfromliabilityso longas theydidnotcreatethematerial atissue.Onthe other hand, ifEdcreatesstatementsthat arefalseandharmful, his are100%liable. Overtheyears, dozensof lawsuitshavebeenfiledagainsttheRipoffReport,andeachonereallyboils down toasimple question—whocreated thestatementsinvolved? Ifauserdid,then Ed is notliable. If Ed did, hewouldliable andwouldhavetopayanydamagescaused. Now,inall ofthesecasesandwithmillionsof dollars inlegal fees spentattackingEdandtheRipoff ReportandtryingtoproveEd has writtendefamatorystatements, doyouknowhowmanyhave succeeded? NONE. Whynot?BecauseEddoesnotcreatereports,nor dohemateriallyalterreports postedbyour users(full disclosure—minor, non-material editswhichdonotchangethemeaningof a reportare permitted andmayoccuronalimited basis). Ed knows betterthananyonethat hewould losehislegalprotection if hecreated reports, sohedoesn’tdoit. Oh, here’sanother pointtoconsider –therearecurrentlyalmost700,000uniquereportsontheRipoff Report, andmanymillionsof comments/rebuttals/responses. Even thoughcritics ofthe Ripoff Report wouldlikeyoutobelievethatall oftheposts (or evenafew ofthem)werecreated byEdMagedson,we havenewsforyou— Ripoff Reportlogs the contactinformationfortheauthorofeverysingle poston our site,includingname,IPaddress,emailaddress,etc., andthesitekeepsthatinformationforever. Thinkaboutthatfor aminute.IfEd’s criticswere correctandifRipoffReportreallycreatesall theposts onthesite,thatmeans Edwouldhavetofabricatenotjustthedetailsof all thestoriesonour sitewhich relatetotensofthousandsof companiesacross thecountry,hewouldalsohavetofaketheunderlying contactinformationforthemillions ofpostsonour site,includingfakeIPsand email addresses. Sorryfolks, butthat’sjustIMPOSSIBLE. 7. Myth—Ripoff ReportpaysGoogletogethigherranking. False! Thismyth isbasedonthefactthatRipoffReportpostingsoftenappearin thefirstfewpagesof Google’ssearch results.BecauseRipoff Reportranks sohigh, people assumeEdmustbecheatingor payingGoogle forthe privilege. Nottrue! Once again, pleasedon’tforgettoconsiderthe facts—Googleis amassive,multi-billiondollar business. TheRipoff Reportisrelativelysmallandeven if Edwanted tobribeGoogle for favoritism, it’snotlikely that hecouldaffordtodoso.Also,many,manylawsuits havebeenfiled againstus overtheyears,and each timetheplaintiff’s lawyers havehadthe optionof sendingasubpoenato Googleaskingfor any recordsofpaymentsreceived fromRipoff Report. Hasthis everproduced ashredof proofthatEd pays Googlefor better results? NO! 6. Myth—Ripoff Report violatesGoogle’sTermsof Service. Nottrue!This isyetanother bogusclaimmadebyself-appointed butlargelyclueless‘experts’who don’tlikeRipoff Report…and whywouldthat be?Themostobvious reason—theyhavebeen featured in reportsonthe RipoffReportsite!

3. Incaseyou’renotanSEOguru, here’sthe deal—somepeoplethinkthatRipoff Reportdeliberately “stuffs” thetitlesof each reportwith“keywords”bycopyingnamesinthetitleand repeatingthemextra times inorderto‘trick’ Google intothinkingthat the pageismorerelevantthanit would otherwisebe. Inother words, if someonewrites areport complainingabout“FoxNews” and theyonlyusethename once,criticsaccuseEdof lookingatthetitleandcopyingthenamenumerous timessoitsays“FoxNews FoxNewFoxNews”, asif this wouldmakeGoogle rankthe pagehigher! Seriouslynow,thisisjustnonsensecirculated byignorantpeoplewhoaretryingtosound knowledgeableandimpressive. Herearethe facts: Fact#1—Ed andtheRipoffReportstaffDONOTcreatetitles toreports!Whatever is thereiswhatever the usertypedwhentheywrotetheir report.Don’tbelieveit?Trythis—createa draftreportand you willseethateverysinglewordin thetitlecomesfromthe author, notfromRipoffReport. Fact#2—There’snoevidencethatrepeatingakeyword makesa pagerankhigherin Google.Honestly, do theyreallythinkGoogleisthatstupid? Ifthis claimwastrue, don’tyouthinkthateverypageon http://www.starbucks.com/wouldcontaintheword‘coffee’about1milliontimesso theycouldrank higherthanhttp://www.peets.com/? 5. Myth—ED&RipoffReporthas been suedandlost. Truth—well,EdandRipoffReportcertainlyhavebeensuedmanytimes,sothatpart istrue.Mostcases werethrownoutof courtby thejudgeandsomecasesweresettledwhenthe plaintiff agreedtodrop their claims (Ed has NEVERpaidadime tosettleacase). However, for therecord:Ed andRipoff ReporthaveNEVERlostacase…withoneexception. The onlyexceptionwasin2003when alawsuitwasfiled inthe“High Courtof Justice, Federationof SaintChristopherandNevis”.Wheretheheckis that? It’s atinyisland nation (about4mileswide)off the coastof South America! A defaultjudgmentwas entered butthe casewaseventuallyresolved withoutany moneybeingpaid. 4. Myth—Ripoff Reporthas classactionlawsuits pendingagainstit. 100%FALSE! While people havesuggested thatagroupmaywant tobandtogetherandbringa class actionlawsuit againstRipoffReport,thishas neverhappened and it’s notlikelytoeverhappen. Why?Well,putting asidethefactthat theRipoff Reportis generallyimmunefromliabilityfor user-generatedreports, the requirementsfor class actioncasesareextremelystrict.Mostimportantly,classactions canonlybe maintainedwheretheplaintiffs intheclass haveinjuries whicharecaused bynearlyidenticalevents (i.e., workersinan asbestos factorywhoall getsickfrombreathingthesameair).Becauseeveryreport ontheRipoffReportisfactuallydistinctandspecific, itis notreallypossible foroneplaintiff tosay they wereharmed byareportaboutsomeoneelse. Also,becausetheissueoftruthalwaysplays arolein defamationcases,claims arisingfrom onlinepostingsare always highlyfact-specific andinherently inappropriatefor class actionstatus.

4. 3. Myth—SEOservicescan “remove”reports. Sorry,this is100%false.Thesearephonypromisesfromfly-by-nightcompanieswhoclaimtheycan removereports in exchangeforafee.Thismaysoundlikeahugetemptationtoanyoneseekingto mitigatetheeffectof anegativeposting, butthis isjusta scamtoget your hard-earned money. Here’sthe reality:unless someoneillegallyhacks intotheRipoff Report’s servers(whichwouldbea federal crime),nothirdpartyhasthe abilitytochangeor removeanythingfromthesite.Really,what thesecompaniesaresellingisa servicecalled “SEO” or “searchengineoptimization”whichisa euphemismfor spammingthe web withjunkpagesinyour namein aneffort tohidenegative information.If thisworksatall, itwon’tresult in areportbeingremoved…it justmeans thatareport maytemporarilydropdowntothe secondorthirdpage ofGoogle’sresults.Thisisjustatemporary Band-Aid thatwon’tmakethe problemgoaway.Thereportisstillvisibleanditwill stillbeseen by anyonewholooks beyondthe firstpageof results. Also, byhidingreports,you’rereallycheating yourself outof theopportunitytoshowcustomershowmuch youcareaboutthem.Aswealways say customers LOVE todobusinesswith a company that’snotafraidtoshowhowit has resolved past complaints! If youfeelthatusingan SEOserviceisthebestoptionforyou,that’syour prerogative.However,we haveheardLOTS and LOTSof horrorstories aboutpeople beingcheated byfalse promisesfromSEO companies thatcan’tdelivertheresultstheyadvertise,sowestronglycaution you aboutdealingwith anySEOcompany.In fact,we’re even awareofoneparticularSEOcompanythreateningitsown customers— iftheyrefusedtopay, theSEO companyITSELF wouldcreateandpostNEWreportsabout the victim!Talkaboutascam! If youare still thinkingof hiringaSEO companydespitethesewarnings, youshouldbesuretoget everythinginwritingandmakesureyoudoNOT agreetopayanythingupfront.Also,makesuretodo your homeworkbyreadingreportspostedbyotherconsumerswhohavetried SEOservices.CLICKHERE toread Ripoff ReportsaboutSEO companies. 2. Myth—EdMagedson isan“internetextortionist”. Here’sthe truth—Ed Magedsonisaconsumeradvocate whofightsfortherightsof consumersevery day. As partofthatfight,Edcreated theRipoffReporttohelp balancethe scalesbygivingmorepower toconsumerswhowerepreviouslyhelplessagainsthugecompanieswith lotsofmoney. Becauseofthe awesomepowerof freespeech andtheInternet,companieswho previouslyignored consumerscomplaintshavefound thatthesaying“buyerbeware”nolongerapplies. Instead, it’s“seller beware”…becauseifyou area seller andyouripoffyour customers, theywill notremainsilent;they will letothersknowtostayawayfromanycompanywhodoesn’ttreatsitscustomers well. Badcompaniesoften blameEdMagedson forthis newlycreated consumerpower,and theyclaimhe’s “extorting” thembycreatingtheCorporateAdvocacyProgramwhichisapaidserviceinwhichRipoff Reporthelps companies deal with unhappycustomers(sorry, itdoesNOTincluderemovingreports). Everydetail of theCAPprogramisexplainedonthesitehere,soyoucanread allaboutitandonceyou do, we’resureyouwill understand howtheprogramhelps, nothurts,anyonewhobecomesamember.

5. However, considerthis–imaginethatRipoff Reportnolongerofferedthe CorporateAdvocacyProgram. Wouldthatreallymakethings better?Good companies whoneeded help resolvingcomplaintswouldn’t beable toreceiveanyassistancefrom theRipoffReport,andconsumerstryingtogetcomplaints resolvedwouldhavenoone ontheir side. Everyonewouldlose. 1. Myth—Ripoff Reportremoves reportsformoney. This is easilythemostoffensiveandthereforethe mostpopularlie outthere. Sorryguys, it’s justalie. Here’sthe truth—Ed has NEVERand willNEVERremovereportsformoney.PERIOD.Don’tbelieveit? Try this— pickareport,offerEd a boatloadof cash toremoveitandseehowfaryou get.Itwon’t happen! Of course,youmayalsotryaskingpeoplewhomakethis typeofclaimwhatproof theyhavetosupport it…surely, ifEd removed reportsfor cashtheremustbesomeonewhocancome forwardwith proofthis actuallyhappened,right?Perhapsthereisn’t anyproof becauseitjustisn’ttrue. Youhaveto wonder–whydopeople spread this fakeallegation ifthere’sno truth toit?Thereason is prettyobvious–peoplewhohavebeen criticized onRipoff Reportbytruereportscan’tfightbackany otherway, so theytrytodiscreditthesitebyclaimingthat itisonly theretomakemoneybypublishing andthen removingfakecomplaints. Bymakingthis outrageousclaim, they thinktheywillmakepeople doubttheaccuracyof anythingon theRipoffReport.Don’tbefooled bytheselies!