Comments on: The Ironies of Google’s Review Filter http://blumenthals.com/blog/2012/09/21/the-ironies-of-googles-review-filter/ Developing Knowledge about Local Search Wed, 22 May 2013 22:55:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Joy Hawkins http://blumenthals.com/blog/2012/09/21/the-ironies-of-googles-review-filter/comment-page-1/#comment-585197 Joy Hawkins Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:19:11 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=13518#comment-585197 I was looking up some stuff for a presentation I’m doing tomorrow on the review filter and found this blog article again. Then I realized that the review you mentioned is STILL there. Doesn’t that seem nuts?

]]> By: Mike Blumenthal http://blumenthals.com/blog/2012/09/21/the-ironies-of-googles-review-filter/comment-page-1/#comment-581648 Mike Blumenthal Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:46:08 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=13518#comment-581648 Joy
I gave the review directly to my google support contact who said she was gong to nuke it. I did not file a report otherwise.

]]> By: Joy Hawkins http://blumenthals.com/blog/2012/09/21/the-ironies-of-googles-review-filter/comment-page-1/#comment-581622 Joy Hawkins Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:08:06 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=13518#comment-581622 I flagged it. Let’s see how long it takes. Did you flag the one you posted about?

]]> By: Mike Blumenthal http://blumenthals.com/blog/2012/09/21/the-ironies-of-googles-review-filter/comment-page-1/#comment-581616 Mike Blumenthal Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:16:24 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=13518#comment-581616 @Joy

It would appear that Google’s language filters (which never work that great in general) are very, very limited. I think if a review like that is flagged it would come down fairly quickly.

]]> By: Joy Hawkins http://blumenthals.com/blog/2012/09/21/the-ironies-of-googles-review-filter/comment-page-1/#comment-581615 Joy Hawkins Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:53:03 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=13518#comment-581615 I just found another one on the forum that I would add to this list.

https://plus.google.com/109888769563292206373/about

How does a review that is in all caps that has the words “pimp” and “hoe” in it, not get filtered?

And I’m surprised to see that the review you posted about is still there!!! Did you flag it?

]]> By: Jo Shaer http://blumenthals.com/blog/2012/09/21/the-ironies-of-googles-review-filter/comment-page-1/#comment-581283 Jo Shaer Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:36:14 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=13518#comment-581283 LOL, are those his pictures too?

]]> By: Keith McGahey http://blumenthals.com/blog/2012/09/21/the-ironies-of-googles-review-filter/comment-page-1/#comment-581276 Keith McGahey Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:39:20 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=13518#comment-581276 One of the better reviews I’ve seen, so I’m glad Google let it through in that sense! :)

I spoke to a gentleman recently who visited a major chain for an oil change. At the end of the service, the tech approached him and told him his tires were living on very little tread and needed to be changed quickly for his safety. They just happened to have a great special on tires going on. The customer reached in his pocket and pulled out a receipt for the new tires he had installed on that particular vehicle a few days earlier.

I think the review should stay!! LOL

]]> By: Mike Blumenthal http://blumenthals.com/blog/2012/09/21/the-ironies-of-googles-review-filter/comment-page-1/#comment-581267 Mike Blumenthal Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:21:00 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=13518#comment-581267 @Alex

I don’t doubt the honesty of it and in fact it probably is indicative of problems at the store. That being said the language is explicitly prohibited by the TOS and one would think that a simple filter would not let works like fuck through…

]]> By: AlexG http://blumenthals.com/blog/2012/09/21/the-ironies-of-googles-review-filter/comment-page-1/#comment-581265 AlexG Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:14:34 +0000 http://blumenthals.com/blog/?p=13518#comment-581265 looks like pretty honest review to me though? albeit maybe little annoyed? :)

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