One of my favorite topics when it comes to review sites is astroturfing.* What is Astroturfing? If you’re not familiar, astroturfing is when you write fake reviews for a company – either positive reviews for your own, or negative ones for a competitor. The term came about because you’re faking a grass roots effort. It […]
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The 1 Place Google Places Still Shows Outside Reviews
If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile or have spoken to me ever, you probably know one thing about me: I’m obsessed (cursed?) with the Pirates. If you know a second thing, it’s how strongly I feel all businesses need to understand how their online reputation can either help them get more business or […]
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What’s Next for Google Places? Reputation Management And…
…putting local SEOs out of business. But that really only concerns us and companies like mine, so I assume that’s boring to read for you, so we’ll skip it. Besides, that’s not really news. We’ve seen this coming for awhile and they even made their AdWords login page more enticing for end-users just a few […]
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