tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post3409716231507859555..comments2023-06-26T05:29:21.219-04:00Comments on The Harriet Klausner Appreciation Society: Enter FTC: end of Amazon "reviews" system as we know it?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-21260346224980007832009-04-06T01:56:00.000-04:002009-04-06T01:56:00.000-04:00Yes, let's hope for improvement. I'm going to be w...Yes, let's hope for improvement. I'm going to be watching this thing. After all, not only books are reviewed on Amazon: all kinds of stuff is sold there, some of it fitting the bill much better.Malleushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304227040238914084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-57767151680659513752009-04-04T14:16:00.000-04:002009-04-04T14:16:00.000-04:00Yeah, and maybe regulation will force Amazon's han...Yeah, and maybe regulation will force Amazon's hand into taking a more active role overseeing the contributions of its "top" reviewers. After all, it isn't a lone review involving difference of opinion, say between Deborah and Harriet, we're talking about. It's the patently aggressive, pretty daily shilling by the Klausners, Harps, et al., that everybody sees yet Amazon does practically nothing Stanley H Nemethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614307917754419143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-49801688200662581772009-04-04T13:11:00.000-04:002009-04-04T13:11:00.000-04:00Yeah, you're right, I thought of that, but in the ...Yeah, you're right, I thought of that, but in the overall environment, if there's regulation, some of it may still "rub off" onto them, say, maybe the "top reviewers" working off of freebies and posting ten always-positive reviews a day will have to identify themselves. That would be an improvement, compared to today's "oh we just love to read books" BS. For example. And suppose they're being Malleushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304227040238914084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369920588474226441.post-73916139657808790322009-04-04T02:54:00.000-04:002009-04-04T02:54:00.000-04:00Very interesting idea. But I'm not sure exactly h...Very interesting idea. But I'm not sure exactly how it's going to work for people who review books or movies or music. <BR/><BR/>If you claim a soap cures acne, that's a physical product with a quantifiable result. If it doesn't cure acne, clearly, the person who made the claim is a lying liar who lies and there's going to be fines and a lawsuit over the false claims.<BR/><BR/>If you claim Deborah Hernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10620212640805660684noreply@blogger.com