After analyzing over 18 million reviews, our data continues to support our claims that the reviews with an incentive disclaimer (eg. "I received this product for free or at a discount in exchange for my honest and unbiased review") are much more likely to be positive than reviewers who did not receive a discount.

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eric3579said:

Check the product here http://reviewmeta.com/

Digitalfiendsays...

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?

poolcleanersays...

I don't usually buy things I haven't researched heavily, but it sure is fun randomly searching for products and then running it through review meta lol. Every featured product I pasted in from Amazon had incentivized reviews. I'm obsessed now. How fascinating!

eric3579said:

Check the product here http://reviewmeta.com/

spawnflaggersays...

I mentioned to a Google coder at least 4 years ago that Google Shopping should add this same exact feature... It wasn't a problem back then, but is now.

I really only look at the 1 and 2 star reviews on Amazon - if they seem legit, I'll usually pass on buying the product.

My biggest pet-peeve right now with Amazon 3rd-party sellers: using the "color" variation picker to list completely different products. It muddles all the reviews, ratings, and questions- and most cases just dishonest.
Amazon should put a "report this listing" link so customers can inform of incorrect use of "color" variations, and if enough complaints come in, the listing is removed, and the seller has to split it up like they should have in the first place.

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