Re:Samsung admits to posting fake user reviews on the web
by clobber on Wednesday April 17, 2013 @06:04PM
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> Many people have this attitude, yes. That doesn't make it universally true or even close
History shows humans will do anything to better their odds and leverage their success.
> And while it definitely happens and is widespread > citing exactly one example and suggesting it shows a trend or proves a point.
Guess you kinda just did the same thing? Just because I'm citing one example doesn't make it any less true and it seems we have two examples now: Samsung and Yelp.
Sorry, but this is rampant in e-commerce.
Many people have this attitude, yes. That doesn't make it universally true or even close, and it's probably less commonplace than you seem to assume, particularly for small/local businesses, which overwhelmingly don't have time to waste on shill reviews.
And while it definitely happens and is widespread, you're not doing your argument any favors by citing exactly one example and suggesting it shows a trend or proves a point.