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Yelp now allowed to change ratings for money
Posted on 9/9/14 at 9:51 am
Posted on 9/9/14 at 9:51 am
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Posted on 9/9/14 at 9:53 am to Draconian Sanctions
if consumers of yelp don't like it, they don't have to use yelp. yelp isn't the only company offering that service
plus those advertising use their own tricks to get higher ratings #CAD
plus those advertising use their own tricks to get higher ratings #CAD
Posted on 9/9/14 at 9:54 am to SlowFlowPro
Consumer habits are not easily changed, and if yelp were to get in bed with say google then it will be even more difficult for consumers to find REAL reviews of businesses. But I guess that I shouldn't be surprised that you're okay with corporate misinformation and lies.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 9:57 am to Draconian Sanctions
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Consumer habits are not easily changed,
we didn't even have these services 10 years ago
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and if yelp were to get in bed with say google
google is a direct competitor with yelp, so i doubt this occurs...unless google buys yelp
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then it will be even more difficult for consumers to find REAL reviews of businesses. But I guess that I shouldn't be surprised that you're okay with corporate misinformation and lies.
i'm smart enough to know that ratings systems are mostly bullshite and have developed my own methods to try to use them
again, we didn't even HAVE this shite 10 years ago. the world can function without these services. if they become too unreliable, then i won't use them, or i will use the one that is the most reliable...or i will use my own methods
if i benefit because i'm able to see through the bullshite, then i get to live a more efficient life. others should be held to the same standard
Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:01 am to SlowFlowPro
I'm in the car right now so I can't fully respond to that nonsense but just know that you're completely full of shite.Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:02 am to Draconian Sanctions
yelp is awful. We all need to ignore & abandon it. It sin't crowd-sourced reviews, it is $-sourced reviews.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:05 am to Tigah in the ATL
most of the sites that are popular and rely on reviews are infected by bots and spam reviews
the owner of the sites getting involved doesn't really offend my notions of justice of fair play
it was bullshite from the get go
the owner of the sites getting involved doesn't really offend my notions of justice of fair play
it was bullshite from the get go
Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:06 am to Draconian Sanctions
Haha. You think the govt should regulate yelp??? Is there a government intervention dems do not like?
Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:09 am to BBONDS25
Anyone who was using Yelp for anything other than addresses or phone numbers has my sympathy.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:10 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:fair enough
it was bullshite from the get go
Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:11 am to Draconian Sanctions
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Consumer habits are not easily changed, and if yelp were to get in bed with say google then it will be even more difficult for consumers to find REAL reviews of businesses. But I guess that I shouldn't be surprised that you're okay with corporate misinformation and lies.
Wow, this whole post is so full of crap, I smell bad from just reading it.
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Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:12 am to Draconian Sanctions
Similar to the Amazon reviews - some are verified purchases, others are not.
It's disappointing either way, but I've personally never used Yelp myself.
It's disappointing either way, but I've personally never used Yelp myself.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:17 am to the808bass
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Anyone who was using Yelp for anything other than addresses or phone numbers has my sympathy.
or, in other words, i'd trust a single angle-pic from OKCupid before i trusted yelp reviews
Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:18 am to the808bass
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Anyone who was using Yelp for anything other than addresses or phone numbers has my sympathy.
That's about all it's good for as most of the reviewers on there are total losers whose opinions on food I don't value.
Buddy of mine owns a restaurant and he says all of the Yelp reviews from his place are actual customers. I think it was Urbanspoon that called him soliciting advertising space on their site and basically told him if he bought space, his positive reviews would increase and if he didn't, his negative reviews would increase. He told them to f-off, and sure enough the few negative reviews he did have were pushed to the top of the page.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:20 am to SlowFlowPro
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it was bullshite from the get go
Yup.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:23 am to Draconian Sanctions
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Yelp now allowed to change ratings for money
I deleted the app.
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Yay corporatism!
Agreed. They have a business practice I don't like, so I (the consumer) stop using them. Whats the problem?
Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:24 am to The Spleen
And that's how the market works. Everyone figures out pretty quickly what to trust. Yelp isn't it.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:31 am to the808bass
BUT WE MUST PROTECT THE IDIOTS FROM THEIR BAD DECISION MAKING AND/OR LAZY THINKING!
Posted on 9/9/14 at 11:01 am to SlowFlowPro
How about people start asking real people, family and friends, what their experiences were with a certain company or place?
Posted on 9/9/14 at 11:03 am to Draconian Sanctions
Where would this nation be if business wasn't allowed to be completely dishonest?
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