Jan 31, 2016

Here's what you should know to protect yourself and your family from the rapidly spreading Zika Viru

Consumer Reports

Winter river sun patches


As a Mississippi tributary, the Rock River overflowed in recent weeks adding to the St Louis flooding. In this week's video from Glen Loyd you can see the Rock's frozen high-water mark.

5 Types of People Who Fall for Investment Scams

Scams

EBay: the ultimate guide to avoiding scams, unwanted returns and other pitfalls

 Telegraph

The high cost of pandas: China rents pandas out to American zoos for $1 million a year

 Money.com

3 Things to Do Before Calling a Repairman

AOL

10 Financial Choices You’ll Regret in 10 Years

 Money.com

Save, Don't Splurge on These Items

AOL

Why Prosecutors Don’t Target Thieving CEOs

 Money.com

26 Ways to Fail at Business and Investing

 Money.com

VW Buyback Plan Seems More Likely As Company Struggles To Find Fix For Emission-Cheating Vehicles – Consumerist

Consumerist

Be wary of those ‘free inspections’ if you take your car in for a recall.

Consumer Reports

We want the FDA to ban the word 'natural' on food labels because it's meaningless

Twitter

Work at home scams

Planet Money : NPR

Jan 17, 2016


My weekly Janesville Gazette video this week and memoir of a famous friend.


Stanley Siegel, the controversial New York talk-show host who died recently
 got his start in Green Bay with Action Man Glen Loyd. Here's the stunt that
 got Siegel fired.
GAZETTEXTRA.COM|BY GLEN LOYD

7 Tips for Avoiding a Tax Audit

 Money.com

IRS: You’ll Have Until April 18 To File Your Taxes This Year

Consumerist

10 Stores With the Best Return Policies — and 5 With the Worst

 Money.com

Beware The Dirty Dozen Tax Scams

 Bankrate.com

The Big Reason You Once Went to the Mall Is Rapidly Disappearing

 Money.com

Small Appliance All-Stars for Your Counter

Consumer Reports

Best Cars of the 2016 Detroit Auto Show

Consumer Reports

Trader Joe’s tuna fish cans are underfilled: lawsuit |

 New York Post

With mobile wallets, banks shift fraud liability to you

 newsnet5.com Cleveland

Keyless Automobile Ignition Systems Are Fatally Flawed, Critics Say

 NBC News

Jan 11, 2016

Thanks for watching my videos! 85,600 views in 2015

Thanks to everyone who watches my videos at Janesville GazetteXtra, Facebook and You Tube. Last year (2015) you helped increase  my  viewership 22 % for a total of 85,600 views. Average watch time was one minute, 22 seconds. Total watched minutes were 111,400.
24,000 watched on computers. 21,000 on mobile phones. And 6,627 on tablets.

What surprises me is that although my videos mostly revolve around the Rock River in Wisconsin, each month they are viewed in every state in the Union and 178 countries around the world.  For example, California had 5000 views, the United Kingdom, 4,000 and India, 1,800.

All told, I have made 490 You Tube videos. Lifetime viewership: 230,485. One video about eagles has had 18,723 views.

Thanks again for watching!


Jan 10, 2016

New Scams to Avoid in 2016

 Consumer Reports

Ice skating goose and cranky crow


Glen Loyd takes us for a winter walk in a snow storm.

Whole Foods to Pay $500K to Settle Overcharging Allegations in New York City

 NBC 10 Philadelphia

The Tech That Will Change Your Life in 2016

 WSJ

A Message From The Year 2026 About The Future Of Your TV

Consumerist

Why Students Are the Biggest Losers in Today’s College Bowl Games

Money.com

Taco Bell Will Announce a Secret New Menu Item During the Super Bowl

Money.com

The Best Pillow for a Good Night's Sleep

Consumer Reports

Domino’s Driver Stabs Customer For Complaining About Pizza Being 90 Minutes Late

Which Fast Food Chains Serve Meat on Drugs?

Consumer Reports

The One Time It’s Mathematically Advantageous to Play Powerball

Money.com

I Still would not play.

Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s Accused Of Inflating “Original” Prices To Make Discounts More Attractive

Consumerist

Jan 3, 2016

Glen Loyd Videos: On our love for family cars


A farmer friend about my age kept his dad's worn out tractor for 20 years because his dad had liked it so much. His father could move the tractor seat aside and drive standing up. His father enjoyed doing so. When my friend finally sold the junk tractor, the buyer restored it because of some special significance it had for him. This is the theme of my video..

Top 5 Worst Cars of 2015 According to Consumer Reports

Auto Guide

Don’t Wait on Hold for Customer Service: There’s a Better Way

 Money Talks News

How to Handle Your Finances as the Fed Raises Interest Rates

The New York Time

Why Gold Isn’t a Good Investment

Money

Which Small SUV Fares Best in the Snow?

Consumer Reports:'

What Does It Take To Get On The FDA’s “Most Wanted” List?

Consumerist

Opinion: Some GM SUV Owners Say Their Vehicles Are Making Them Sick

Consumerist

10 Most Stolen Vehicles

Bankrate.c

Clear advice on glaucoma, cataracts, and macular degeneration

 Consumer Reports

Help! My Boss Wants Me to Lie to a Customer

 Money.com

8 Ways to Deal With an Absentee Landlord

Money.com

Do You Really Need AWD in the Snow?

Consumer Reports

8 Necessities That Will Be Cheaper in 2016

Money

10 Housecleaning Myths | Cleaning Supply Reviews

Consumer Reports