View Full Version : Belkin paid people to write 5/5 reviews on Amazon
jeyaganesh
January 23rd, 2009, 12:05 AM
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/belkin-rep-hiring-folks-to-write-fake-reviews-on-amazon/
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/belkin-pleas-for-mercy-over-paid-amazon-reviews-deception/
Belkin hire people to write fake 5/5 reviews on Amazon. Dirty business.
I have noticed some people are doing this. Once I saw a review of some product appeared both in Play.com and Amazon.co.uk even without changing a word. It was written by a same person with same username.
So we have to be careful with reviews on online shops.:D
myusername
January 23rd, 2009, 12:11 AM
wow...im so gonna boycott their products now
Sealbhach
January 23rd, 2009, 01:48 AM
Astroturfing.
http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20010823&slug=microlob23
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2329519.stm
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cardinals_fan
January 23rd, 2009, 01:49 AM
I hate my Belkin wireless adapter, and it comes as no surprise to me that the morons behind it are involved in something like this.
ticopelp
January 23rd, 2009, 01:53 AM
That's not really surprising. Years ago I used to write Amazon reviews for fun, and I started getting free DVDs from Disney and Amazon so that I would review them.
I take anything I read on Amazon with a serious grain of salt -- because they're user reviews, they aren't held to any standard and are too often ill-informed or some with some agenda.
Mohamedzv2
January 23rd, 2009, 01:57 AM
I read an article about companies doing this a weeks or so back. So not really surprising anymore
Dr Small
January 23rd, 2009, 02:13 AM
Why am I not surprised? I never liked Belkin anyhow.
lloyd_b
January 23rd, 2009, 03:14 AM
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/belkin-rep-hiring-folks-to-write-fake-reviews-on-amazon/
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/19/belkin-pleas-for-mercy-over-paid-amazon-reviews-deception/
Belkin hire people to write fake 5/5 reviews on Amazon. Dirty business.
I have noticed some people are doing this. Once I saw a review of some product appeared both in Play.com and Amazon.co.uk even without changing a word. It was written by a same person with same username.
So we have to be careful with reviews on online shops.:D
Lies, damn lies, and product reviews...
I'd rephrase your last sentence as simply "So we have to be careful with reviews." Online or offline, if there's a way for companies to get a biased review, then sooner or later they'll find it.
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