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This article was written on November 15, 2007 by CyberNet.

It’s hard to believe it, but the #1 most influential reviewer on Amazon who has submitted over 5,000 reviews to the site doesn’t even have an Internet connection in his home! His name is Peter Harris – he’s 56 from Leicester, UK, and over 50,000 people have seen his reviews. He started writing reviews when he lost his job in the IT field and says that his reviews are written from home, but he travels to his local library to use their Internet connection to actually publish them to Amazon’s site. It’s too bad that he couldn’t get paid for all of his hard work (5,000 reviews! Wow!), but he says it’s something he loves to do and it keeps him busy.

This got me thinking about the roll that product reviews often play in determining whether or not we buy something. If multiple people have given a bad review for a product I’m considering to buy, those reviews usually end up being my deciding factor. Amazon is probably one of the more well-known and widely used sites out there that offer reviews, but there are so many others like Newegg, Best Buy, Dell, even Wal-Mart has started a review section. Do you check sites for product reviews before buying something and if so, where is it that you go for the best product reviews? Let us know in the comments!

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pJeff’s out sick today, so a href=”http://twitter.com/jillonmoney”Aunt Jill/a drops by with a valuable life lesson about privacy and the importance of being kind–that’s right, we’re actually taking a serious look at Internet privacy today, starting with the Webcam tragedy at Rutgers./p

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pWe also discuss Paypal’s new iPhone app that lets you deposit checks using the onboard camera, and Jill also answers more of your burning financial questions about the value of Timeshare, establishing good credit after school, and the importance of investing in a 401(k)–listen up!/p

pa href=”http://www.pcworld.com/article/206649/paypal_debuts_check_deposits_via_iphone_app.html?tk=hp_new”PayPal’s new iPhone app/a lets people deposit checks just by signing the back and taking a picture of the check using the camera on the phone./p

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pMobile check depositing isn’t new, and chances are you’ve already seen Chase commercials advertising its similar functionality, but we understand if you’re still hesitant to handle finances using your phone./p

pOn the other hand, mobile apps are actually safer than using the desktop version with a scanner and an e-mail address, since cell phones aren’t as prone to vicious malware that try to poach your information, and mobile banking still asks for the same precautionary information as a walk-up ATM machine; stuff like PIN number, bank account info, and more./p

pDon’t take our word for it though, the PayPal app for the iPhone will be available in the next few days, so try it for yourself and let us know what you think!/p

pSpeaking of online privacy, the next story is about a href=”http://gawker.com/5651367/the-tragic-story-of-tyler-clementi-rutgers-webcam-voyeurism-victim?skyline=trueamp;s=i”Tyler Clementi/a, the young Rutgers student who jumped off the George Washington Bridge after his roommate secretly videotaped him “making out with a dude” online. His roommate, 18 year-old Rutgers freshman Dharun Ravi and classmate Molly Wei, were both charged with invasion of privacy for their role in the online distribution of the film and face up to five years in jail. Be sure to tune into this segment for an important lesson from Aunt Jill. The lesson is short: don’t be a jerk./p

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