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How to spot a fake online review

You know those online reviews you read on websites like yelp.com, amazon.com and Google Local? They often seem too good to be true.That's because sometimes they are.New York state's attorney general recently announced a settlement in which 19 companies will pay $350,000 in penalties for writing fake online reviews for restaurants, nightclubs and other businesses.These…
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Yelp's Top 8 Restaurants in Framingham: Do You Agree?

- 5 days ago @ concord.patch.com: Here's the top 10 restaurants in Concord, according to Yelp and its highest star rating. Do Yelp's ranking and critiques line up with your favorites? Tell us about your favorite place to eat and recommended dishes in Concord in the comments. (And if ...- 1 week ago @ columbia.patch.com: Here are…
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Three students win Yelp data-analysis contest

- 2 days ago @ gigaom.com: Yelp has announced the winners of its inaugural Yelp Dataset Challenge, and the four entries it chose actually seem pretty useful. They run the gamut from a technique to highlight key words so users can read reviews faster to helping businesses predict whether they’ll see an […]- 1 week ago…