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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…
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Students' Data Analysis Uncovers Hidden Trends in Yelp Reviews

- 18 hours ago @ ischool.berkeley.edu: For their research project analyzing the content of Yelp restaurant reviews and making predictions about ratings, an I School student and two computer science students at UC Berkeley were named grand prize winners in the Yelp Dataset Challenge this week.- 4 days ago @ smallbiztrends.com: Yelp reviews and consumer reviews on…
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Consumer Reports: The Truth About Angie's List, Yelp And Other Online Ratings

- 1 week ago @ digtriad.com: Consumer Reports Money Adviser also checked out other rating services, including Yelp and Google Plus Local. Google Plus Local didn't respond when asked how it verifies that its reviews are from real customers. Yelp told Consumer Reports that they have ...- 1 week ago @ florissant.patch.com: Next Previous Slideshow Download. Sites like…
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Yelp!'s Best Restaurants in the Area; Do You Agree?

- 2 days ago @ newton.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's ...- 4 days ago @ dedham.patch.com: Review it yourself websites like…
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Residents Dispute Jimmy's Yelp! Ranking

- 3 hours ago @ lexington.patch.com: Patch sites in the area ran Yelp!'s Top 10 lists for local restaurants over the past week and we saw a lot of debate and discussion about which restaurants aren't on the list. We've compiled the Yelp! results for the area Patch sites. Did Yelp! users ...- 3 days ago…
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Analysts: Businesses Indicate Yelp Is Helpful and 3 Other Research Notes to

- 3 days ago @ wallstcheatsheet.com: Yelp (NYSE:YELP): Cowen raised Yelp's price target to $80 from $60 following management meetings that increased confidence in higher advertising growth trajectory. The firm continues to believe that Yelp is in the early stages of monetization, and that ...- 4 days ago @ streetinsider.com: Cowen maintained an Outperform rating on Yelp…