Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Idea that I hate of the day:

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Oh, no.

Remember when we outlined how to spot a fake review, and noted that there is a rise of less-than-ethical reviews being placed online because a vendor purchases them? Spotted by Jon Benya, the company above (who shall not be linked to) is the idea that I hate of the day– you log in, see who in your area is offering to buy your review, then go say nice things about them and get paid, yippee! The company seems to operate on the premise that you would have written a review anyway, but we call bull. The ecosystem of reviews is already unpure without paid incentive to sully it even further, plus this completely violates the terms of Yelp and other review sites that do not allow paid reviews.

Tell us in comments– do you think this is legit, or is it an idea that you hate of the day too?

Lani Rosales, Chief of Staff
Lani Rosales, Chief of Staffhttps://theamericangenius.com/author/lani
Lani is the Chief of Staff at The American Genius, has co-authored a book, co-founded BASHH, Austin Digital Jobs, Remote Digital Jobs, and is a seasoned business writer and editorialist with a penchant for the irreverent.

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