Re:Yelp craters 30% as advertisers abandon the site
by freehunter on Friday November 09, 2018 @01:23PM
(#18416586)
Someone on Google reviewed my local cemetery. One star rating, because it made them sad to drive past it. Why even allow reviews on a cemetery?!
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Re:Yelp craters 30% as advertisers abandon the site
by komali2 on Friday November 09, 2018 @01:36PM
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https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pacific+Ocean/@-0.1930911,...
Google Reviews of the Pacific Ocean.
Re:Yelp craters 30% as advertisers abandon the site
by ilikehurdles on Friday November 09, 2018 @01:43PM
(#18416755)
I love that some of the reviewers are even labeled "Local Guide"s
Re:Yelp craters 30% as advertisers abandon the site
by arkitaip on Friday November 09, 2018 @02:21PM
(#18417088)
Someone once gave 5 stars to a business project that I had created but never launched (no business, product or service with zero customers) but which had a Google Business listing. I suspect people routinely fake review places to inflate their egos but also because Google offers them real benefits.
Re:Yelp craters 30% as advertisers abandon the site
by icebraining on Friday November 09, 2018 @01:51PM
(#18416821)
Why not? Some cemeteries around here are beautiful, and worth visiting. Plus like any other public service, they can be badly run, and it might be worth warning others who are planning to be buried there about it.
Re:Yelp craters 30% as advertisers abandon the site
by vatueil on Friday November 09, 2018 @04:30PM
(#18418208)
Doesn't hurt to have the option, I guess. If a place doesn't need reviews then it probably doesn't care about bad reviews, and sometimes the reviews are useful nevertheless or at least funny.