Another factor at play is lighter-touch consumer reviews such as Amazon, Yelp and increasingly, Foursquare.
On average, they read 11 consumer reviews before forming an opinion of a product.
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After shortlisting the brands, I was eager to get consumer reviews to validate my decision.
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Moreover, Amazon through its consumer reviews is already a stealth player in social media.
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By a three-to-one margin, consumer reviews (77 percent) trump editorial reviews (23 percent) in influencing consumer electronics buying behavior.
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Less than stellar consumer reviews on a number of applications from MobileMe to Apple Maps have nicked away at that promise.
When it comes to consumer reviews, no top-100 retailer can boast the positive sentiment of CVS Caremark and Walgreen Co.
Overall, I think this trend is beneficial for consumer reviews, but it does create the possibility that fact-like statements are legally immune online.
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Since, according to the study described above, consumer reviews are more trusted than the most reliable professional reviews, why not use them everywhere?
Consumer reviews site Yelp ( YELP) and restaurant reservation service Open Table ( OPEN) were among those who jumped in, most to little success.
The consumer reviews offered by online agents could become trusted guides.
But the online consumer reviews site lost 8 cents a share in the quarter, wider than the Street consensus estimated loss of 4 cents a share.
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This physician directory has three different kinds of data, all free: peer reviews from other physicians, a report card with data like where they went to medical school, and consumer reviews.
Google has rolled out applications that enhance shopping on-the-go including indoor maps as well as mobile coupons and targeted local search with rich data such as inventory, store hours, and consumer reviews.
When the user taps on a square, detailed profile information is displayed including the address, phone and any available special offers or consumer reviews, plus an icon to navigate to their selected destination.
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Online peer reviews are notoriously unreliable, and although Amazon and other sites have made significant efforts to eliminate biased or untrustworthy reviews, it is still difficult to judge the quality of a book from consumer reviews alone.
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Putting aside the lost revenues to Tre Milano, counterfeit versions of the InStyler can create other problems: they pose significant safety hazards to consumers, and unwitting buyers of the defective or poorly constructed counterfeit items are unfairly panning InStyler in consumer reviews.
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Mark Prince's comprehensive site that reviews virtually every consumer coffee product on the market.
The Dart, based on Fiat's Alfa Romeo technology, has received favorable early reviews from car and consumer magazines.
BlogHer members most often turn to blogs for reviews and recommendations on consumer products, particularly food, beverage, clothing and shoes.
We regularly poll Facebook and Twitter users and reference user reviews to help us address relevant consumer needs.
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The phone had initially been met with disappointed reviews, but it appears the consumer has no such complaints.
Lindsey Turrentine, Editor-in-Chief of CNET Reviews, stays abreast of new consumer tech products in order to provide advice to users.
Consumer Reports has long been recognized as an unbiased and trusted source of reviews for common household items such as dishwashers, coffee makers, and toasters.
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In seeking opinions to guide their choices in consumer electronics, for example, shoppers are overwhelmingly turning to online forums for reviews from fellow consumers and relying less on the opinions of editorial critics.
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And so is a round of scathing reviews from auto critics, as with the Chrysler 200 Convertible, or a Consumer Reports rating that places it among the very worst values of the year (like the now-discontinued Dodge Nitro).
Consumer Web sites such as fatwallet.com and epinions.com allow you to read customer reviews and post your own assessments.
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