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Fake Software Ratings and Awards

I recently wrote about bad reviews, with software in mind. This refers not to reviews with negative evaluations, but those which have no value, due to reviewer prostitution, reviewer laziness, reviewer stupidity.
Shortly after posting that blog, I ran across one about inflated or meaningless “awards”, such as on software download sites. It is both amusing [...]

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2008 05 16 admin articles-swp Comments (0)

Bad Reviews, Marketer Reviews

Q1. Have you ever noticed that product reviews often seem alike?
Q2. Or that many reviews mention no defects?
Q3. Or that numerous reviews list features but no user impressions?
My guess is the following.
A1. Many reviews are fake, written from vendor promotional documents.
A2. Many reviews are intended to push sales, not to inform readers.
A3. Many reviews are [...]

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2008 05 15 admin articles-swp Comments (1)