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$ave me: Spotting fake online consumer reviews

Relying on online consumer reviews to find a contractor or pick a blender may be dicey. In September, the New York attorney general fined 19 companies $350,000 for writing fake online reviews for businesses. The problem is even more pervasive than that—a new study from researchers at Harvard Business School and Boston University estimates that…
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Yelp's Top 10 Restaurants in Newton: Do You Agree?

- 2 days ago @ wayland.patch.com: Review it yourself websites like Yelp! have empowered the everyday eater to become their local neighborhood's food critic, praising and damning behind the anonymity of a computer screen. So what do your neighbors have to say on Yelp? Based on Yelp!- 3 days ago @ dedham.patch.com: Review it yourself websites like…
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Best 5 & Worst 5 Mid Cap Stocks: Myriad Genetics, Yelp, Sears, SandRidge …

Posted by Ross Horner in Business | 0 comments Oct 02, 13 Myriad Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MYGN) went up 7.70% after the company explained that two contractors working for the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services, or CMS, have announced incorrect reimbursement rates for the company’s BRAC Analysis genetic screening tests. Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP) gained 7.46% following…