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online review stories: 5 news summaries
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Anonymous Posters Bedevil TripAdvisor

Hotel ranking site shows dangers of crowdsourcing

Nov 20, 09 2:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Some recent snafus have taught TripAdvisor the hard way that crowdsourcing may be powerful, but it isn’t always reliable. In one recent incident, a new boutique hotel shot to the top of the site’s Miami Beach hotel rankings on a flood of positive reviews—until one reviewer implied... More »

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travel • Internet • online review • hotels • hotel industry • TripAdvisor • crowdsourcing • travel industry

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 Worst Food Trends 
 of the Decade 

From onion blossoms to overhyped chefs, these things need to go away

Oct 22, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Asked to name the decade's worst dining trends, chefs and other food experts couldn't shut up. There were too many (including "mache, water sommeliers, organ-meat entrees, unisex bathrooms, bacon tattoos on chefs, over-flaunted kitchen burns, chefs tables") for Christopher Borrelli to list them all, but he hits the... More »

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food • reality TV • Internet • fast food • restaurant criticism • restaurant • online review • KFC • dining • onions • Jay-ZTV • food trends • hamburger • women's issues • celebrity chef • Hardee's • Carl's Jr.

Chiropractor Sues Over Bad Online Review

San Fran libel case could break back
of review sites

Jan 8, 09 8:02 AM CST
(Newser) - A chiropractor's lawsuit has the potential to break the back of the online business-review industry, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The bone-cracker is suing a client who posted a complaint on review site Yelp that suggested he was dishonest with insurance companies. "I think he is trying to scare... More »

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Internet • free speech • libel • Internet libel • lawsuit • reviews • online review

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           Film Critics Fading
           in Cyber-Culture 

Fans surf web for trailers, ignore esteemed critics

Apr 5, 08 7:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gone are the days when film critics swayed the culture and sparked serious debate, Anne Thompson laments in Variety. None of her college film students can name a critic besides Roger Ebert, though all are intense cinematic aficionados. Instead, most turn to review roundup sites, or “get their... More »

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Internet • Hollywood • film • movie review • Roger Ebert • online review

It Really Is
Too Good
to Be True

When is an online review the real
thing, and when is it a plant? 

Aug 26, 07 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - You want to find a new place to stay/eat/visit, but how can you trust the online reviews when they could be faked by the owner? Travel + Leisure has a few suggestions for filtering out the self-interested imposters:
  1. Ad copy clichés like "affordable elegant serenity."
... More »

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travel • list • hotel • reviews • online review

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