NEW YORK: Press release distribution companies said personal interaction with customers is vital to preventing fraudulent releases, such as that published by PRWeb on Monday about a fake Google acquisition.
PRWeb published a fake release Monday morning that claimed Google had purchased Rhode Island-based wireless hotspot provider ICOA for $400 million. Several media outlets, including the Associated Press and TechCrunch, picked up the news, and shares of ICOA jumped after the release's circulation.
Soon after the release was posted on ...