Comments on: Belkin replies to Mechanical Turk shilling

By: michael

michael — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:27:12 +0000

great story, thanks for all the helpful info !

By: Michael Louis Paolino

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:26:33 +0000

I have used linksys for a while now and I find them better then belkin.

By: Belkin issues apology for paid review scandal

Belkin issues apology for paid review scandal — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:31:13 +0000

[...] Source [...]

By: Interview with Zuberance’s CEO Rob Fuggetta « SmoothSpan Blog

Interview with Zuberance’s CEO Rob Fuggetta « SmoothSpan Blog — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:52:43 +0000

[...] recent debacle with Belkin, where people were being paid to post reviews and positive comments, is a good example of why [...]

By: Randy Weber » Blog Archive » Customer Service Disaster

Randy Weber » Blog Archive » Customer Service Disaster — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:22:51 +0000

[...] Belkin’s response (also from CrunchGear): We’ve acted swiftly to remove all associated postings from the Mechanical Turk [...]

By: A Look at Belkin’s Mechanical Turk Response | Reputation Management - Reputation Monitoring

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:38:34 +0000

[...] reported on Belkin’s response to last weekend’s “shilling fiasco”. You can read Belkin’s full response to [...]

By: Standing Out From The Crowd

Standing Out From The Crowd — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:59:11 +0000

Belkin puts a price on its Customer Experience: 65 Cents…

Some companies may say that a good experience is priceless, but it seems that someone at Belkin really thought that he could get a few good experiences for a lot less and now the company is paying a steep price to recover their customers’ trust.
The …

By: People Paying Good Money To Cheat Pointless Twitter Competition | Webtrendblog.com

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:41:27 +0000

[...] comes on the heels of Belkin paying people 65 cents for good reviews on Amazon, which at least has a clear logic trail (good reviews = more sales). I’m not so sure a Shorty [...]

By: donna

donna — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:00:38 +0000

why would you want the employee to be fired? he was just doing what some other jackass told him to do. the president of belkin should be fired..

By: Vox Customerspective Blog - Customer Experience

Vox Customerspective Blog - Customer Experience — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:54:46 +0000

Belkin puts a price on its Customer Experience: 65 Cents…

By: ArticleSave :: Uncategorized :: People Paying Good Money To Cheat Pointless Twitter Competition

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:04:48 +0000

[...] comes on the heels of Belkin paying people 65 cents for good reviews on Amazon, which at least has a clear logic trail (good reviews = more sales). I’m not so sure a Shorty [...]

By: Twitter上の無意味な競争で現金による買収が横行

Twitter上の無意味な競争で現金による買収が横行 — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:53:45 +0000

[...] これはAmazonで良い書評をもらうためにBelkinは一人あたり65セントを払っているの二番煎じだ。それには少なくとも明確な論理性があった（良い書評＝良い売れ行き）。Shorty Awardって、お金になるのかな?? [...]

By: People Paying Good Money To Cheat Pointless Twitter Competition | mowbee.com

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:27:31 +0000

[...] comes on the heels of Belkin paying people 65 cents for good reviews on Amazon, which at least has a clear logic trail (good reviews = more sales). I’m not so sure a Shorty [...]

By: Nettlive.com » Blog Archive » People Paying Good Money To Cheat Pointless Twitter Competition

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:35:48 +0000

[...] comes on the heels of Belkin paying people 65 cents for good reviews on Amazon, which at least has a clear logic trail (good reviews = more sales). I’m not so sure a Shorty [...]

By: People Paying Good Money To Cheat Pointless Twitter Competition

People Paying Good Money To Cheat Pointless Twitter Competition — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:32:21 +0000

[...] comes on the heels of Belkin paying people 65 cents for good reviews on Amazon, which at least has a clear logic trail (good reviews = more sales). I’m not so sure a Shorty [...]

By: TCA Push N Pull » Blog Archive » Transparency is King

TCA Push N Pull » Blog Archive » Transparency is King — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:11:04 +0000

[...] has since issued this statement apologizing for the event, but is it enough? Probably not. Here’s just one more reason to [...]

By: fred

fred — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:32:17 +0000

Are you guys blind? She is the equivalent of a pole dancer in a dark room. No substance and only good for hard-up guys.

By: Jason Halberstadt

Jason Halberstadt — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:58:42 +0000

The level of ethics in the book publishing industry on amazon is much worse than with routers. In books it’s very common that companies hire people to not only write good reviews about their own products but to sabotage competitors’ products on amazon. I agree that the law needs to get involved. But what happens when the government themselves are the alleged saboteurs such as the case with Lonely Planet (owned by BBC)? We have evidence that high level execs at Lonely Planet sponsor sabotage of competitors. For example, see this review: http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/AAYN39K47RBFM/ref=cm_cr_dp_auth_rev?ie=UTF8&sort_by=MostRecentReview (this review appeared only days after I received a call from a Lonely Planet president inquiring about exactly what evidence we have and against whom.) The reality is that for a smart black hat hit man that knows how to cover his tracks (unlike the Belkin guy) it’s very hard to prove cases like this beyond a reasonable doubt. The law and law enforcement need to get involved, as this is a growing tactic used by a new breed of corporate criminals.

By: Werner

Werner — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:13:34 +0000

I love Belkin, they offer some of the best stuff around and thier customer support is second to none!!

By: Yasif

Yasif — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:28:11 +0000

Yeah.. Justine.. you are way smokin’ hot.