Scott BarnettJune 14, 2015 Anywhere between 20-30% of all reviews are fake. Many conversations I have with business owners is how Bizyhood makes feedback “fair” for both the consumer and the business. One thing that is true is this: regardless of the popularity of sites such as Yelp and TripAdvisor (and the popularity of Amazon … Continue reading Let’s Kill Fake Reviews: How to Make Feedback Fair
João-Pierre S. Ruth It is the best of times to be an entrepreneur now, with easy money to be had, but gloom lurks on the horizon, according to Gary Vaynerchuk. “This is not going to last,” he said. On Tuesday, the investor and entrepreneur had a few choice words about the startup and funding scene … Continue reading Vaynerchuk at NJTC Conference Warns of Flood of Fake Entrepreneurs
Elizabeth JonesFebruary 26, 2015 Most people believe that the more followers or fans they have on social media, the more successful their brand appears to be. This leads a lot of them to actually buy fake followers. All this does is create the illusion of popularity, without any of the engagement that comes with having … Continue reading Say Goodbye to Fake Followers
by Kari Pritchard February 2nd, 2015 Kari Pritchard Kari is a Marketing Coordinator at Search Engine People. Her background in English and journalism inspires her to expand her experience in the fields of publishing, marketing and communications in a way that can help her continue to explore the digital world. There are a lot of … Continue reading How To Spot Fake Reviews (& What To Do About Them)
Lee KennyJanuary 6, 2015 In Business there is a saying “Turnover is Vanity, Profit is Sanity”, In Golf it is “Drive for Show, Putt for Dough” Both alluding to the fact that it’s easy to get carried away by pointless metrics, when you should be focusing on what really matters. That is any number that … Continue reading How To Spot Fake Twitter Accounts And Why You Should Avoid Them
How Omni Consumer Products used True Blood and Ghostbusters to create a thriving business selling real versions of fake stuff. By Jake Rossen Pete Hottelet remembers the day he walked into the headquarters of Valve–makers of the immensely popular Half-Life video game–while proudly wielding a crowbar. In his mind, it was a can’t-miss proposition: The … Continue reading The Art Of “Defictionalization”: Turning Fake Movie And TV Products Into A Real Business
