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Finally, some social-media ground rules

The SEC's move to define customer review ground rules is good but raises important and difficult questions.

The Securities and Exchange Commission should be applauded for its new guidance on third-party review sites and financial adviser testimonials, and for clarifying what advisers can and can't do when it comes to client reviews that are posted on sites such as AngiesList and Yelp.
But the move to def

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