Comments on: Belkin Gets Caught Buying 5-Star Reviews & My Alternative Recipe for Ratings Success

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Not Everything That Can be Counted Counts | Pistachio — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:44:09 +0000

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By: Bedding Mattress

Bedding Mattress — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:48:25 +0000

Haha oops. Thats a mistake by Belkin isnt it? Cool post dude, really interesting. Keep up the good work! Bedding Mattress's last blog post..Bedding Mattress

By: Kenney and Kim

Kenney and Kim — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:49:37 +0000

Great post Andy. lol. Dang it hurts to get caught ; ) How did he not think he was going to get discovered? ummm

By: Mitch

Mitch — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:38:58 +0000

Heck, based on further reading today, it seems that either that employee, or another employee, went and outed the entire company with a major league rant. If this person is to be believed, it’s common for Belkin to not only pay for good reviews, but to encourage its own employees to write those reviews for monetary bonuses. They get even more money if the product is truly deficient and they can help drive sales of that product. So, it seems it’s hard to trust almost anyone these days. You can read more here? http://i.gizmodo.com/5134652/belkin-employee-sheds-light-on-belkins-su pposedly-dirty-practices

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By: Coffee, Sun & Technology » Surprise! Review Fraud is coming

Coffee, Sun & Technology » Surprise! Review Fraud is coming — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:20:11 +0000

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By: Jayson

Jayson — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:03:11 +0000

Ha! This is something I’d never come close to trying. The Internet isn’t a place where things like this stay quite and go unnoticed…I wonder what they were thinking, I guess they weren’t.

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Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:15:50 +0000

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By: i-trepreneur

i-trepreneur — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:54:19 +0000

Evidently they don’t plan to give refund to all the unsatisfied customers. So, perhaps, they should try providing their disappointed customers with recommendations on how to improve the products that are already sold to them. i-trepreneur's last blog post..Russians will help American porn survive the recession

By: Shirley

Shirley — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:45:07 +0000

Wow! This definitely hurts their credibility. Sadly, they already have great products but this could really tarnish their reputation online... Shirley's last blog post..Choosing the Best Location for Your New Blog