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10 More Of The Best Amazon Reviews. Ever.

Due to popular demand, we present, with an eye on Christmas, "10 More of the Best Amazon Reviews. Ever." These reviews are not just a staple of consumer criticism, they've become an elevated form of crowdsourced art.READ»

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The First iPhone 4S Reviews Are In: With "Siri" The "New" Apple Phone Is "Better" Than Ever

The iPhone 4S, officially due to arrive in consumers' hands on Friday, has already been given a thorough test by hand-picked reviewers. What did they conclude? Let's take a look at the word cloud.READ»

AMAZON   |  Comment

The 10 Best Amazon Reviews. Ever.

Web reviews from online everymen are either low-hanging fruit for DIY marketers, the best thing to ever happen to e-shopping, or bait for angry cheapskates. But good or bad, they're often an unexpected source for entertainment. Here are some of the best.READ»

Trademarkia Adds Reviews To 140 Years Of Brands, Kicking Off Conversations And Controversy

How a new ratings system and lightning-fast database is kicking off conversations about brands that launched as far back as 1872, all the way up through ... tomorrow. READ»

APPLE   |  Comment

iPad 2 Reviews Reveal How iPad 1 Blew the Curve

With the arrival of a huge number of reviews of the iPad 2, can we learn what's Apple's biggest challenge in selling the new wondertablet? Yup: The original one.READ»

Foursquare Squares-Up to Facebook, Adds Check-In Photos and Comments

Foursquare has added the ability to upload photos and comment on friends' check-ins. It's a subtle change, but could have big impact on the battle with peers like Facebook.READ»

SPAM   |  Comment

Mechanical Turk's Unsavory Side Effect: Massive Spam Generation [Updated, Amazon Comments]

Amazon's Mechanical Turk human computing system is a handy way to get repetitive tasks done cheaply, quickly, and in ways that code can't compete with. But is the Turk being used to perpetrate massive amounts of spam? New research suggests yes.READ»

Adwords Is Dying and Google Knows It (and they are doing something about it)

Adwords accounts for almost all of Google's revenue. The flagship advertising platform is showing no signs of slowing down, but the company is still proactively preparing for "life after Adwords."READ»

CAREERS   |  Comment

Investigate a company before you take a job

CubeCheck.com is a new website that allows potential employees to check out a company’s work environment before they apply there. The site lists lots of useful information about employers including job satisfaction of employees in ...READ»

CAREERS   |  Comment

Get insider information and reviews on any company

CubeCheck.com is a new website that allows potential employees to check out a company’s work environment before they apply there.  The site lists lots of useful information about employers including job satisfaction of ...READ»

COMPANIES   |  Comment

Get insider information and reviews on any company

CubeCheck.com is a new website that allows potential employees to check out a company’s work environment before they apply there.  The site lists lots of useful information about employers including job satisfaction of ...READ»

AT&T BUZZ   |  Comment

AT&T Joins Crowded Local Reviews Game With a Familiar App Name: Buzz

Another day, another local business finder/recommendation service, though this one's coming from a source you might not have imagined: AT&T. It's launching AT&T Buzz, which has been in private beta for a while to the public. ...READ»

YELP   |  Comment

Yelp Tweaks Its System for Transparency--and Lawsuit-Dodging

Yelp has found a work-around for those wicked extortion rumors (and that pesky lawsuit). In a blog post with the no-nonsense headline "We're Increasing Transparency and Eliminating 'Favorite Review'," Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman ...READ»

Crib Sheet: First iPad Reviews

The embargo on iPad reviews lifted at 9 p.m. Wednesday, and several major (and a couple of minor) publications released their reviews. Some are informative, some are navel-gazing, but many make points we might not have considered.READ»

More Plaintiffs Allege Extortion in Yelp Lawsuit

The legal pressure on Yelp is mounting: New plaintiffs have joined the case which alleges the social media review site offered to remove bad customer reviews of a business if that business bought advertising space on Yelp ...READ»

GOOGLE   |  Comment

Google's "Near Me Now" Tries to Kill Location-Based Smartphone Apps

Google's just made its "near me now" facility live on iPhones and Android smartphones, with the aim of helping you find out about services near where you're standing. Clever stuff, but a lot of location-based App Makers will be ...READ»

Chicago Hyundai Buyers Can Purchase the 2010 Sonata With 0% Financing

Chicago Hyundai shoppers can now purchase the 2010 Hyundai Sonata with financing as low as 0%. World Hyundai in Matteson has the special offer going on through December.READ»

CUSTOMERS   |  Comment

The importance of customer reviews

Why it’s essential to know what they are saying about youREAD»

Presto Reviews Reputation Management. Leveraging your company's online reviews.

Are you an "online" business?Let's come to terms with a simple reality-even if you aren't doing business online, your business exists online and therefore you are in fact an online business. Just because you are not a "transactional" ...READ»