On April 6th, 2026, I wrote about The Anatomy of an Air Duct Cleaning Spam Network. Since then, five GBPs…
Google Blocked 292 Million Reviews in 2025
Google has been releasing an annual report on the number of reviews blocked or removed for several years now. In…
What is Happening with the Law Office of Nicholas Abaza’s Google Reviews?
I received a tip that Nicholas Abaza is having his friends leave reviews on his Google Business Profile (GBP). I…
Google Provides some Clarity Regarding Online Reviews
On March 10th, 2026, Google employee Lisa Landsman published a post on the help forum. The write-up is directed towards…
ONE Property Management got Caught Exchanging Gift Cards for Google Reviews
It has come to my attention that One Property Management at 1350 Boyson Rd A-1, Hiawatha, IA 52233 ran a…
My new Fake Review Detection Tool is Live
For the past few months, I have been building a fake review detection tool. What used to take me hours…
The Anatomy of an Air Duct Cleaning Spam Network.
On Friday, April 3rd, 2026, somebody posted on Reddit complaining about fraudulent Google Business Profiles (GBPs) in the market. The…