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Re:Yelp.com Stands Accused of Acting Like a "Modern-Day Mafia" by AlexBlom on Friday April 23, 2010 @02:45PM (#1289106)
I wonder if those figures are massaged, considering everything else going on!
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Re:Yelp.com Stands Accused of Acting Like a "Modern-Day Mafia" by moultano on Friday April 23, 2010 @04:32PM (#1289393)
Amazon has observed exactly the same behavior. The average review for something on the internet is 4.5 stars.
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Re:Yelp.com Stands Accused of Acting Like a "Modern-Day Mafia" by mahmud on Saturday April 24, 2010 @03:21AM (#1290529)
What about astroturfing by product vendors?
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Re:Yelp.com Stands Accused of Acting Like a "Modern-Day Mafia" by bkbleikamp on Friday April 23, 2010 @04:13PM (#1289344)
That graph has been on the page since before any class action lawsuits were filed.
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Re:Yelp.com Stands Accused of Acting Like a "Modern-Day Mafia" by AlexBlom on Friday April 23, 2010 @04:17PM (#1289354)
But that does not necessarily mean it is legit. Until the class action did we not think Yelp was totally legit?
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