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posted by cmn32480 on Thursday October 22 2015, @06:33AM   Printer-friendly
from the shills-abound dept.

Do you trust online reviews? Now that Amazon is suing more than 1,000 people who allegedly offered to write glowing product reviews for cash, you might reasonably be concerned.

Turns out, deceptive reviews are commonplace online—and so are doubts about them. The research organization Mintel found that 57 percent of surveyed consumers are suspicious of companies or products that only have positive online reviews. And 49 percent believe companies probably give incentives for online reviews.

Fortunately, there are a few good techniques that can help you tell truth from fiction.

The article lists several ways to tell the difference. What are yours?


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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by Dr Spin on Thursday October 22 2015, @01:10PM

    by Dr Spin (5239) on Thursday October 22 2015, @01:10PM (#253204)

    It is easy to spot the fake review: they appear on Amazon

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