As the entire world is feeling the effects of CoronoVirus or Covid-19, Google is doing their part further complicate matters.…
Are Platforms Protecting Spammers or You
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Yelp: Billion Dollar Bully, or Scapegoat for Bad Business?
I was excited about the release of the Yelp documentary Billion Dollar Bully. I have never bought a digital movie…
Can’t Get No Rehab as Google Failed Me
I have been binge-watching the old TV series, “The Cleaner.” If you haven’t seen it, it is based on the real-life…
Review Fraud, The Today Show and Google closing Spam forum
Did you happen to catch ReviewFraud on The Today Show or on NBC Nightly News last week, February 27th, 2019?…
Local SEO is the Wild West
I am a huge fan of cop shows and am currently binge watching Justified. I just finished season one and…
Time to regulate Google
It was nice to see Google CEO Sundar Pichai testify on Capitol Hill in December. Sadly the committee asked the…
Online reviews and the First Amendment
I was having lunch the other day with a colleague in the SEO space and we were talking life, clients…
4 Star Negative review attacks
If I told you that I am witnessing 4-star reviews being used as negative reviews attacks on businesses, you would think I…
Battling fake reviews that won’t die
Working with combating review spam, I have seen my share of fake reviews and stolen identities. I have flagged my…