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Jeff Gerstmann Returns With A Giant Bomb

GameSpot and CNET see their favorite fired game reviewer return with a rival gaming blog and a ton of street cred.

Metallica Really Enjoys Positive Reviews

The metal gods tossed their management team under the proverbial bus after those managers demanded takedowns of positive reviews by bloggers of some rough takes of Metallica's newest project.

LiveFeedback.org Helping Local Businesses

I’m excited to announce a new free service I developed for local businesses, LeaveFeedback.org. Local Search is one of the newest verticals in the search industry bringing with it the convergence of offline (local) businesses and online search. LeaveFeedback.org has a real solution to one of the biggest problems facing local businesses: online customer reviews. Problem: Local businesses have difficulties getting online reviews from offline customers.

Yahoo Local Worries About Your Psyche

Writing online reviews is good for the psyche, and a majority of adults like to help others by sharing their opinions this way.

Online Consumer Reviews Drive Offline Sales

Internet users who read online reviews are willing to spend around 20 percent more for services receiving an "Excellent," or 5-star, rating than for the same service receiving a "Good," or 4-star, rating, according to a new study from comScore.

Holiday Shoppers Look To Online Reviews

Holiday shoppers are increasingly looking to online ratings and reviews to make decisions about their offline purchases according to Bazaarvoice Bazaarvoice data revealed an increase in ratings and review activity for the week of November 19-26,2007, with a peak on Thanksgiving evening as shoppers prepared for Black Friday. Bazaarvoice said it served 1,400 ratings and reviews per second at the peak, which took place at 9:25 pm EST on Thursday, November 22.

Amazon Reviewer Makes Headlines

It’s hard to comprehend how he achieved this, but Peter Harris has managed to review over 2,500 products on Amazon.com.  As an added point of interest: Harris doesn’t even have an Internet connection at his home.

Live Search Team Improves Product Searches

Amazon Adds Customer Video Reviews

Amazon.com has launched "Customer Video Reviews" which allows customers to use video to express and share their opinions about products sold on the retailers Web site.

Product Sellers Should Focus On Online Reviews

More people are looking to online reviews, which are having a significant impact on their purchasing decision.