All’s ‘fair’

Blurring the line between self-promotion and news.

WrittenBy:Aastha Manocha
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The gushing review at the start could make you think this is from one of those late night weight-loss shows. But this is a story in The Times of India for a jobs fair held by TimesJobs.com. Since TOI doesn’t seem to be into full disclosure, we’ll tell you that TimesJobs.com is one of the featured brands of Times Business Solution – the “Life Interactive” arm of the Times Group. http://www.tbsl.in/.  So, no wonder the reported success.

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