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How a Fake Yogurt Shop Took Down Fake Reviewers
How a Fake Yogurt Shop
Took Down Fake Reviewers
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Sep 28, 2013 12:19 PM CDT

How a Fake Yogurt Shop Took Down Fake Reviewers

19 companies agree to stop deceptive practices in New York

(Newser) - Fake reviews are a known problem online—but New York has managed to crack down on them using an equally fake yogurt shop. After a yearlong investigation, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman this week announced that the state has reached settlements with 19 companies; they'll stop with the...

Edmunds.com Sues Website Over Bogus Reviews

Site says one source posted 60 reviews

(Newser) - Car website Edmunds.com is taking a stand against bogus online reviews. The company is suing a firm it says created 60 fake reviews of about two dozen car dealerships, the Los Angeles Times reports. Humankind, which runs GlowingReviews.co , was behind some 2,000 Edmunds member accounts, according to...

Inside the Wacky World of Amazon.com Reviews

Wait til you read what people think of 'How to Avoid Huge Ships'

(Newser) - The Wall Street Journal takes a delightful look at the thousands of "amateur comedians" parading around Amazon.com's review pages, but beware: Clicking on any of the product pages below could seriously inhibit your productivity for the rest of the day. Our favorite reviewer quips of quirky products...

Hot on Yelp: Prison Reviews
 Hot on Yelp: 
 Prison Reviews 
Apr 29, 2013 12:59 PM CDT

Hot on Yelp: Prison Reviews

But amusing trend underscores serious problem

(Newser) - Planning on committing a crime in the near future? You might want to check Yelp first and make sure you do so in a county that has a nice jail. Yes, prison reviews are increasingly popular on Yelp, with reviewers commenting on everything from cleanliness and food quality to security...

Church Sues Woman Over Bad Google Review

Julie Anne Smith labeled church a 'cult'

(Newser) - An Oregon church is suing a woman who called the place a "cult" in a Google review. The defamation suit is seeking $500,000 after Julie Anne Smith allegedly accused the "creepy" church of "indoctrination," reports the Raw Story . "Don’t waste your precious lives...

10 Travel Scams You Must Avoid

Extra fees and useless 'deals' abound in travel business

(Newser) - Travel agencies and other travel organizations pull many schemes that are unethical without being illegal—so be wary. The Daily Beast presents 10 of the most common scams you should watch out for:
  • Travel clubs. They can cost thousands of dollars, and give you little but a few discounts to
...

PR Firms in Full-Out Assault on Online Reviewers

Firms fight to shape what's being said about their brands

(Newser) - It isn't just Yelp, now the object of a class-action lawsuit, that's accused of manipulating those supposedly spontaneous grass-roots reviews popping up all over the Internet. Public relations companies are working overtime to shape online, word-of-mouth marketing to benefit their clients. The arena is becoming a battleground as companies strive...

With New Site, Fishing Meets Facebook
 With New Site, 
 Fishing Meets Facebook 
WEB REVIEW
Dec 7, 2009 10:00 PM CST

With New Site, Fishing Meets Facebook

GoFISHn.com aims to hook slice of $45B pie

(Newser) - With one eye on some of the $45 billion recreational fishing market and the other on the hundreds of millions of users Facebook has attract, GoFISHn.com is the latest site angling for anglers. “Nobody has done a good job in enthusiast sites,” founder Ned Desmond, looking to...

Anonymous Posters Bedevil TripAdvisor
Anonymous Posters Bedevil TripAdvisor
TRAVEL
Nov 20, 2009 2:35 PM CST

Anonymous Posters Bedevil TripAdvisor

Hotel ranking site shows dangers of crowdsourcing

(Newser) - Some recent snafus have taught TripAdvisor the hard way that crowdsourcing may be powerful, but it isn’t always reliable. In one recent incident, a new boutique hotel shot to the top of the site’s Miami Beach hotel rankings on a flood of positive reviews—until one reviewer implied...

Worst Food Trends of the Decade
 Worst Food Trends 
 of the Decade 
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Oct 22, 2009 2:40 PM CDT

Worst Food Trends of the Decade

From onion blossoms to overhyped chefs, these things need to go away

(Newser) - Asked to name the decade's worst dining trends, chefs and other food experts couldn't shut up. There were too many (including "mache, water sommeliers, organ-meat entrees, unisex bathrooms, bacon tattoos on chefs, over-flaunted kitchen burns, chefs tables") for Christopher Borrelli to list them all, but he...

Chiropractor Sues Over Bad Online Review

San Fran libel case could break back of review sites

(Newser) - A chiropractor's lawsuit has the potential to break the back of the online business-review industry, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The bone-cracker is suing a client who posted a complaint on review site Yelp that suggested he was dishonest with insurance companies. "I think he is trying to scare...

Film Critics Fading in Cyber-Culture

Fans surf web for trailers, ignore esteemed critics

(Newser) - Gone are the days when film critics swayed the culture and sparked serious debate, Anne Thompson laments in Variety. None of her college film students can name a critic besides Roger Ebert, though all are intense cinematic aficionados. Instead, most turn to review roundup sites, or “get their movie...

It Really Is Too Good to Be True
It Really Is
Too Good
to Be True
Aug 26, 2007 4:11 PM CDT

It Really Is Too Good to Be True

When is an online review the real thing, and when is it a plant?

(Newser) - You want to find a new place to stay/eat/visit, but how can you trust the online reviews when they could be faked by the owner? Travel + Leisure has a few suggestions for filtering out the self-interested imposters:
  1. Ad copy clichés like "affordable elegant serenity."
  2. Vague praise
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