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The rise of fake Amazon reviews — and how to spot them
Yahoo ^ | Aug 3, 2018 | David Pogue

Posted on 08/05/2018 4:25:29 PM PDT by Leaning Right

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To: anton
Angie’s List is the worst. The best way to tell is how many review there are per 100,000 population. Over one or two for a single contractor and they are fake.

Since Angie's List makes money from selling ads to contractors they've got a built in bias too. Maybe Consumer Reports should move into this area and 'do it right'... the way it should be done.

41 posted on 08/06/2018 7:37:45 AM PDT by GOPJ (The New York Times: Printed by liberal elitists for the benefit of liberal elitists.)
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To: a fool in paradise

“you mean that the dark knight batman movie isn’t really the third best movie EVER made???”

ROTFLOL!


42 posted on 08/06/2018 8:23:39 AM PDT by catnipman ((Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!))
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To: GOPJ

Also, on Angie’s list, when you see 5 reviews for a subcontractor and there are 300 other competitors in the market place and there are 10 other reviews for all of them put together, you know the 5 reviews are fake. Yet, people fall for this stuff.


43 posted on 08/06/2018 8:27:46 AM PDT by anton
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To: metmom
I've eaten SOME sugar-free gummy bears, not handful after handful like that by the reviewers.

My results weren't as dramatic as the Amazon reviews, but yea...if you consume 2.5ozs+ you will need to be in a well-ventilated area, preferably with a commode nearby.

44 posted on 08/06/2018 12:37:46 PM PDT by DoodleBob
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