- Yelp Asks California Judges To Lift Censorship Order
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, November 22, 2016
A court order requiring Yelp to purge a bad review from i ...
- The Importance of Reviews, Redux
Performance Marketing Insider, Aaron Baar - Tuesday, November 15, 2016
In its annual Local Consumer Review Survey, BrightLocal finds the number ...
- PissedConsumer Sues Over Alleged Conspiracy To Squelch Bad Reviews
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Review site PissedConsumer.com says it was the target of a "brilliant b ...
- Google Acquires FameBit To Help Content Creators Find Perfect Partners
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Google has acquired FameBit, a technology platform that helps creators and bran ...
- California's Highest Court To Review Yelp Censorship Order
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, September 22, 2016
The California Supreme Court agreed to hear Yelp's appeal of an ord ...
- Like This? Give It A Good Review
Performance Marketing Insider, Aaron Baar - Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Though customer reviews are nothing new, they're becoming increasingly important when ...
- Bill Prohibiting 'Gag Clauses' Passed By House
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives passed the Consumer Review Fairness Ac ...
- Locksmith Can't Revive Battle With Yelp Over One-Star Review
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Monday, September 12, 2016
Yelp scored a major victory today, when a federal appellate court refus ...
- Prestigious Pets Loses Battle Over Bad Yelp Review
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Friday, September 2, 2016
A judge in Texas has dismissed Prestigious Pets' lawsuit against a custom ...
- Ad Watchdog Criticizes JumpSport For 'Inherently Misleading' Site
Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Thursday, August 11, 2016
An ad watchdog has told trampoline company JumpSport to revamp a si ...
- Yelp Flags Businesses That Sue Over Bad Reviews
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Yelp is now warning customers about businesses that "may be trying ...
- Research Shows Consumers Losing Faith In Brands On Social
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, June 9, 2016
According to research conducted by Censuswide for the Chartered Institute of Marketin ...
- Amazon Sues Three Sellers Using Fake Reviews
Around the Net in Search Marketing, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, June 3, 2016
TechCrunch reports on three new Amazon lawsuits aimed at sellers buying fa ...
- Health Care Professionals Rebut Bad Reviews By Disclosing Patients' Information
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Some doctors, dentists and other health care professionals are sharing details abo ...
- FTC And Roca Labs Reach 'Substantial Agreement' In Battle Over Online Reviews
Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 20, 2016
The Federal Trade Commission has arrived at a "substantial agreement" with Ro ...
- Influenster Gets $8 Million From Ebates To Enhance Review Platform
Mobile Marketing Daily, Ben Frederick - Tuesday, April 5, 2016
The money will be used to improve the platform and scale ...
- Amsterdam Judge Orders Google To Reveal IP Addresses Of Fake Reviewers
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Fake reviews for products and services have plagued Amazon, Google, and Ye ...
- Competition Watchdog Clamps Down On Fake Review Company
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Monday, March 7, 2016
The UK's competition watchdog has cracked down an online marketing company th ...
- Watchdog Faults Shark Over Use Of Amazon Review In Ad
Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, February 24, 2016
An industry watchdog criticized Shark for boasting about an Amazon.com review b ...
- Texas Couple Sued By Petsitting Service Over Yelp Review
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Friday, February 19, 2016
A petsitting service has sued a couple in Plano, Texas over ...
- FTC And Roca Labs 'Likely' To Resolve Battle Over Online Reviews
Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Monday, February 15, 2016
The Federal Trade Commission and Roca Labs could soon resolve a high-profi ...
- Florida Couple Must Pay $350,000 For Defaming Attorney On Yelp
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Monday, February 8, 2016
A Florida appellate court has upheld an order requiring a divorcing coup ...
- Maryland Lawmakers Seek To Ban Online Gag Clauses
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, February 4, 2016
Thin-skinned business owners in Maryland could find it harder to squelch b ...
- Consumers Rely On Reviews, Buying Guides For Electronics
Marketing Daily, Aaron Baar - Tuesday, December 22, 2015
People use media technology sites throughout their purchase process, putting trust ...
- Bill Banning 'Gag Clauses' Clears Senate
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 15, 2015
The Senate has passed a bill that would prohibit businesses from attempti ...
- Angie's List Explains Why Bad Reviews Are Scrapped When Users Get Refunds
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Monday, December 14, 2015
Angie's List co-founder Angie Hicks tells Consumerist why the review site remov ...
- Yelp Defeats Shareholder Lawsuit Over Phony Reviews
Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Monday, November 30, 2015
Yelp shareholders can't proceed with a lawsuit accusing the company of dupi ...
- Bill Outlawing Online 'Gag' Clauses Advances In Senate
Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Thursday, November 19, 2015
The Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday approved a bill aimed at protecti ...
- Senate Considers Banning Online 'Gag' Clauses
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, November 5, 2015
Consumer advocates and companies that operate review sites are backing a propos ...
- The Ugly Side Of Consumer-Rating Culture
Around the Net in Mobile, Gavin O'Malley - Monday, November 2, 2015
The Verge considers all that is wrong with our consumer-rating culture. “T ...