Yelp is one of the properties that online businesses need to manage. But be afraid. Yelp reviews are inaccurate at best and a disservice to the Internet because it presents itself as open, transparent and accurate. What magnifies this problem is that Google has not figured this out and ranks Yelp pretty high in Google […]
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Amazon Price Check App, Showrooming & World War II
Amazon Price Check App and Showrooming The furor over the Amazon price check app is palpable and speaks to the growing trend of showrooming consumer behavior. No sooner did I download the app but I bought 3 products from Amazon through the app because the product costs were 30% less than the big box store […]
Continue Reading...Weiner Episode — Forward to the Past
Many have suggested that the Rep Weiner scandal points to the famous Lord Acton saying — “power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely” — Lord Acton. But there is another lesson to be drawn from his embarrassments. Technology has brought the Town Square back in a virtual, but very real way. In the days of […]
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