I usually ignore emails from companies pitching their products or service, but the guys at Consumer Union (Publisher of Consumer Reports), are an okay bunch with me.

So here’s a plug for HearUsNow.org, a consumer advocacy website which focuses on the media and telecommunications service industry. The website contains a very nifty database of consumer stories. For example, here’s an all too common story on how AOL won’t let you cancel their service because AOL was created by the devil (emphasis mine).

Searching the database is easy enough. You can either go read each individual category, or find consumer stories regarding each specific company at specific states. It’s a handy tool to see which of the lesser evil service provider you should go with (provided you have the option to even choose).

So if your cable company is screwing you over again and you feel like ranting (but don’t feel like making a whiny blog like this), you can head over to the database and share your woes to the world.

Nicely done, Consumer Union.