Stop Fake Reviews – The Online Review System is FUBAR. Our holy crusade to stop fake reviews is nothing new. We know we’re fighting against impossible odds thanks to the sad state of consumerism that values online reviews regardless of how wrong and rigged, fake or fraudulent as they usually are.The next best thing is to bury bad reviews to
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Fake Review Bots – the Scariest Iteration of “Rise of the Machines” Yet. Elon Musk had bots on his mind during his Twitter takeover. By extension, fake review bots should be on everybody’s mind. It’s no wonder why so many people are opting out of the online review process. It’s a never-ending battle to keep fake review bots from ruining
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5 Facts of Life About Your Online Reputation; Everybody needs a reputation defender. Nothing is more important to your future than your online reputation. It’s the first thing anyone looks up when they hear your name, which will determine whether you get the clients, jobs, opportunities you want or the respect you deserve. If you don’t have a good online
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Amazon review problems get in the way of an otherwise beautiful thing; Amazon itself. Amazon put a three-day pause on reviews for The Rings of Power premier to get in front of Amazon review problems broadcast by disgruntled and deeply dissatisfied LOTR fans. While I don’t agree with this decision I understand it; lots and lots of LOTR fans were
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Restaurant Ransom – Fixing Bad Reviews to Combat This Scam is Urgent. When we first reported on the new restaurant ransom scam last month it had already made national news with victims of fake negative reviews reporting in from all over the country. Just a few days ago the CBS morning news ran this segment. Since the restaurant ransom problem
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Bad review blackmail is just the latest example of how the entire online review system is broken. AQ few days ago a new form of ransomware emerged whereby scammers are trying to extort restaurant owners all over the country with a very simple unstoppable threat with terrifying destructive force; pay us $75 (a messily sum) or we’ll slime your business
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Fake Review Watch – A Valiant Attempt to Eliminate Fake Reviews Fake Review Watch is a website on a mission to shine a spotlight on the dark underbelly of the criminal enterprise collectively known as fake online reviews. The buying/selling/trading of fake online reviews is reminiscent of a pirate’s haven like Black Sails or Treasure Island. Fancy a straight out
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Revenge Reviews – Your Worst Fake Reviews Might Not Come from Customers. People today are angrier than ever and seek to lash out any way they can. Revenge porn, for a while, was a popular vehicle for vengeance until laws were gradually passed all over the country making it a crime. Revenge reviews is a similar approach to getting back
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Bad Review Haters Are Unstoppable I know from firsthand experience that bad review haters cannot be dealt with. Trying to talk to them or reason with them just makes matters worse for two reasons; first, every reaction just pours more gasoline on the fire and second, every additional comment is considered new content by Google causing this shit storm to
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Reputation Management Might Not be What You Think it is. We’ve made our position clear on what we think reputation management is. It’s not just dealing with negative reviews or fighting fake reviews; it is removing one’s self or business from the battlefield of online reviews entirely by burying bad reviews once and for all. This recent piece in The
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