Back in 2010 I wrote a piece about reviews on software download sites. In it I discovered that some developers manipulated the public perception of their program by adding fake reviews, usually in the form of a five-star rating for their programs. The problem here was that some developers went overboard with the fake reviews [...]

Categories: The Web

Researching products and services before buying them is one of the most important steps in the process. The Internet contains information about virtually any new product and it is possible to form a strong opinion based on user and website reviews. Inexperienced users on the other hand might feel lost or even intimidated by the [...]

Categories: Online Services, The Web

I recently came upon a series of video game reviews called Zero Punctuation over at the Escapist Magazine which could probably described as reviews in a hurry. Yahtzee Croshaw, the guy doing the reviews, was apparently born with the talent to talk pretty fast which he is doing in those reviews that usually last between three to five minutes.

Categories: Entertainment, Funny, Games