I wonder how much it would (if at all) change the gap between non-incentivised and incentivised reviews if they removed all the low-star reviews that aren't really reviews at all - for example, you'll see a lot of reviews like, "I was sent the wrong order" (that's a vendor review, not a product review). Would removing such reviews affect the outcome of this comparison?

I'll hope you were joking. Post product review vids and/or adds and you'll likely be banned instantly.
Dag made this site, so he can post whatever he likes...the rest of us can't.

http://www.amazon.com/Prancercise-Physical-Spiritual-Excellence-ebook/product-reviews/B00APLQTT0/ref=la_B00ARIZHR6_1_1_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewp
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I guess my point was missed, FWIW I'm not a luddite who doesn't see any value in handheld technology. I've been through about 6 iPods now and have come to rely on them, for music and for advancing my Spanish and Portuguese through podcasts.

My problem is with the techno-dweebs I know who get excited over any technology advancement. As long as it's newer, faster, shinier, smaller, with better audio/video/storage/bandwidth, etc, than last quarter's model I'm supposed to be impressed when they wave it around and rattle off its specs. Then they use it to look up Brady Bunch trivia or some such garbage.

The smug sense of "I have more computing power in my hand than the Apollo astronauts had" yet they can't construct a fucking correct sentence on their own if their lives depended on it. But I digress. >> ^Quboid:

I wouldn't have thought there'd be so many Luddites on the sift.
@ulysses1904, yes, your non-existent example of exaggerated uselessness is indeed useless. Something useful? How about checking prices and product reviews while in the shop? I can browse my local video store and if I see an interesting movie, I pull out my phone, load the IMDB app, take a picture of the BluRay case and learn all about it.
When I was in Italy a few months ago, I had language trouble when ordering food on one occasion - I pulled out my phone, typed my order into Google Translate and handed the phone to the waitress. That day, the human race was closer to having a Babel Fish than we have been in thousands of years of human development - but hey, it's just a gizmo, right? Who cares?
In fact, come to think of it, even your example isn't useless - that birther nonsense wouldn't have lasted long if everyone with a smartphone could have done that while watching Obama's inauguration.
@CheshireSmile, if that's all you need then fine, although I'm guessing your friends have rubbish keyboards on their phones. I don't need much, but I want loads and why not? If I'm waiting for a plane or something, I like to be able to web browse, check Facebook and Twitter, play games, whatever.
My Samsung Galaxy S 2 probably would not survive falling out the window of a moving car, however this has yet to cause me any distress - just out of interest, how often does your phone fall out of a moving car?

I wouldn't have thought there'd be so many Luddites on the sift.

@ulysses1904, yes, your non-existent example of exaggerated uselessness is indeed useless. Something useful? How about checking prices and product reviews while in the shop? I can browse my local video store and if I see an interesting movie, I pull out my phone, load the IMDB app, take a picture of the BluRay case and learn all about it.

When I was in Italy a few months ago, I had language trouble when ordering food on one occasion - I pulled out my phone, typed my order into Google Translate and handed the phone to the waitress. That day, the human race was closer to having a Babel Fish than we have been in thousands of years of human development - but hey, it's just a gizmo, right? Who cares?

In fact, come to think of it, even your example isn't useless - that birther nonsense wouldn't have lasted long if everyone with a smartphone could have done that while watching Obama's inauguration.

@CheshireSmile, if that's all you need then fine, although I'm guessing your friends have rubbish keyboards on their phones. I don't need much, but I want loads and why not? If I'm waiting for a plane or something, I like to be able to web browse, check Facebook and Twitter, play games, whatever.

My Samsung Galaxy S 2 probably would not survive falling out the window of a moving car, however this has yet to cause me any distress - just out of interest, how often does your phone fall out of a moving car?

Your video, This is how you do a product review!, has made it into the Top 15 New Videos listing. Congratulations on your achievement. For your contribution you have been awarded 1 Power Point.

Thanks for this! I really appreciate it!

In reply to this comment by Boise_Lib:
You have an eye for *quality videos. :

>> ^xxovercastxx:

>> ^MarineGunrock:
That's hilarious, but even experts can have lapses of judgement.>> ^xxovercastxx:
>> ^KnivesOut:
I'd love to know the sequence of events that ended with him using scissors inside his computer case.
It wasn't an extravagant story; he just didn't want the extra wires hanging down so he cut the unused ones off.


This guy apparently had 3 in a row:
1) He cut electrical wires with a pair of scissors and left the ends exposed.
2) He labeled himself an expert on a newegg product review. This wouldn't have been so bad except...
3) He told everyone about the colossally stupid thing he did in the first place.
Hell, when I do something incredibly stupid I at least have the common sense (and "expertise") to make up a story to cover my ass. And I only tell that story to the people to whom I can't avoid saying anything to all.


I met this guy who edits his I always edit my dumbass anecdotes to start with "I met this guy who...".

haha yeah - I never did say he wasn't an idiot >> ^xxovercastxx:

>> ^MarineGunrock:
That's hilarious, but even experts can have lapses of judgement.>> ^xxovercastxx:
>> ^KnivesOut:
I'd love to know the sequence of events that ended with him using scissors inside his computer case.
It wasn't an extravagant story; he just didn't want the extra wires hanging down so he cut the unused ones off.


This guy apparently had 3 in a row:
1) He cut electrical wires with a pair of scissors and left the ends exposed.
2) He labeled himself an expert on a newegg product review. This wouldn't have been so bad except...
3) He told everyone about the colossally stupid thing he did in the first place.
Hell, when I do something incredibly stupid I at least have the common sense (and "expertise") to make up a story to cover my ass. And I only tell that story to the people to whom I can't avoid saying anything to all.

>> ^MarineGunrock:

That's hilarious, but even experts can have lapses of judgement.>> ^xxovercastxx:
>> ^KnivesOut:
I'd love to know the sequence of events that ended with him using scissors inside his computer case.
It wasn't an extravagant story; he just didn't want the extra wires hanging down so he cut the unused ones off.


This guy apparently had 3 in a row:

1) He cut electrical wires with a pair of scissors and left the ends exposed.
2) He labeled himself an expert on a newegg product review. This wouldn't have been so bad except...
3) He told everyone about the colossally stupid thing he did in the first place.

Hell, when I do something incredibly stupid I at least have the common sense (and "expertise") to make up a story to cover my ass. And I only tell that story to the people to whom I can't avoid saying anything to all.

Will our descendents find the packaging practices of the past to be enlightening?
Maybe these videos will provide the missing link in the evolution from packaged merchandise to objects devoid of any packaging whatsoever. No one will be able to argue that purchased items were simply willed into existence by an unseen force.

(So tired of searching for product reviews and finding tons of unboxing videos.)

I for one would like to see more in-depth product reviews like this.

>> ^joedirt:

. It's a viral ad for whatever the stupid hand logo goes to, or maybe paintball equipment.


Definitely not a viral add for the Paintball gear. Those looked like Vl maxis guns (http://www.pbreview.com/products/reviews/3826/) which are very low end. Also, no paintball company would want their product seen being used in that way. It would be extremely bad for business.

The author of the top mis-linked review has added an introduction of their own:

WARNING: My review is currently showing, among other places, on an edition with a anti-evolutionary foreward by Ray Comfort. Unless for some reason, you actually want the edition with Comfort's foreword, If you are at the edition with the Ray Comfort foreword, I suggest you follow the link that says "This review is from ..." which should take you to an edition with an excellent pro-evolutionary foreward by Julian Huxley (verify that if you don't want the one with the Comfort foreword).

http://www.amazon.com/Origin-Species-Anniversary-Charles-Darwin/product-reviews/0882709194/ref=cm_cr_dp_hist_5?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&filterBy=addFi
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