Comments on: Reviews – how useful are they?

By: Fred Destin

Fred Destin — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:50:30 +0000

Big problem with reviews in Europe: no one contributes (really). Maybe not a big deal for Crowdstorm (there are not that many products, comparatively) but a major deal for say touchlocal who need tons of reviews. Good reviewers write 30 reviews a year, need 5 reviews per shop or restaurant, that means you need a lot of users before you can go against the yellow pages of this world.

By: Fred Destin

Fred Destin — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:50:00 +0000

By: leafar

leafar — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 14:10:50 +0000

Another deal in the space :
http://www.genuinevc.com/archives/2006/12/why_i_like_our_3.htm

By: leafar

leafar — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 14:10:00 +0000

Another deal in the space :
http://www.genuinevc.com/archives/2006/12/why_i_like_our_3.htm

By: nic

nic — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:54:30 +0000

Thanks for the comments guys.

Consumers becoming experts (and even defining who the experts are) is a great point.

By: nic

nic — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:54:00 +0000

Thanks for the comments guys.

Consumers becoming experts (and even defining who the experts are) is a great point.

By: alan patrick

alan patrick — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 11:37:22 +0000

From a buyer pov I find the best reviews are the ones where some attempt at analysis / comparison has been made. Like Nic I discount star ratings as only the fans and the few truly pissed off tend to rate.

As Nic also points out, the review is step one – step 2 is finding a good price.

By: alan patrick

alan patrick — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 11:37:00 +0000

As Nic also points out, the review is step one – step 2 is finding a good price.

By: Mark Hindmarsh

Mark Hindmarsh — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 09:44:36 +0000

In a similar vain ‘people power’ and valued opinions could become a contributing factor in the review process. A new site recently launched in this area and positioned to grow is http://humanopinion.org/

By: Mark Hindmarsh

Mark Hindmarsh — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 09:44:00 +0000