By: herewegoagain
~ “Quote of the day” ~ A comment about today’s quote of the day. I trust it’s obvious to us all that for Thoreau, “rich” is richness of spirit rather than an opulent life. (i.e. it’s not a refined way...
View ArticleBy: Orange14
@econimonium – don’t you know that you need to wear cotton gloves when using Apple products. That’s the smudge proof way. I’m a Kindle user and don’t plan to change anytime soon.
View ArticleBy: l_emmerdeur
An unspoken assumption is that “proper” reviewers for “respectable” publications are somehow more credible. Take, for example, the New York Times, and their very own restaurant reviewer, Sam Sifton....
View ArticleBy: Mike in Nola
Why’d BR have to post this now? Was just on Trip Advisor looking for places to stay in London. I do believe that Tripadvisor reviews, where there are a lot of them, are pretty reliable. I’ve found them...
View ArticleBy: hdoggy
Why not just add a sixth star for really really good reviews? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbVKWCpNFhY
View ArticleBy: theexpertisin
Don’t forget to remember the slanted push/pull polls taken during our political cycle.Also, the polls that are skewed (stacked) with one political party or another giving pre-ordained views. This was a...
View ArticleBy: tradeking13
I had a seller on the Amazon Marketplace offer me $20 to take down my bad review. Easiest $20 I ever made.
View ArticleBy: ZenRazor
One of my neighbors told me that his college-age daughter writes several Yelp reviews per day for places she has never been to. They are brokered to her and her friends and sometimes come with...
View ArticleBy: Hey You
Hey Barry, I will give your Website 5 stars for free. You actually post some great thought provoking content. Keep up the good work.
View ArticleBy: Bob is still unemployed
Even without the purchase of 5-star reviews, the whole star rating concept is flawed.
View ArticleBy: econimonium
This is really easy, you do what I do to student reviews. You toss out the top ones, and you toss out the bottom ones. Some people really love something, some people really hate something. Both reviews...
View ArticleBy: wunsacon
I rarely read positive reviews. I skip to the negative ones and then just decide whether they raise issues that concern me.
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