"It's a shame one had to get beat but Reel Buddy should have won a couple of Group races before now only for things to go wrong, " said Hannon.

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While Buddy Photo Share, Share Shot, Group Cast, and AllShare are cool features to have, the whole sharing scheme is far, far more complicated than it needs to be.

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This buddy system also alleviated another payment quandary with group activities: multiple orders.

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Reed, his buddy Neiswonger, and another cohort were indicted for 32 counts relating to their activities with Asset Protection Group, and also for conspiracy to defraud the United States and for aggravated identity theft.

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