Jagermeistr
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join:2002-08-18
Oradell, NJ | Shucks
Come on Belkin- I would've taken cash to post fake reviews on dlsr! :P |
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a333
A hot cup of integrals please
join:2007-06-12
Rego Park, NY
 ·Cingular Wireless
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| EPIC FAYL!!
Need I say more...? |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
Premium
join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
1 edit | reply to Jagermeistr
Re: Shucks
Also discussed here on BBR's Friday Evening Links:
»Belkin rep paying people for fake reviews of Belkin router |
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Mactron
el camino Real
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join:2001-12-16
CM94sv
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I've never have had very good luck with Belkin products...
Mark this post as Unhelpful. 
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archivegaming
@anonymouse.org
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said by Jagermeistr  :Come on Belkin- I would've taken cash to post fake reviews on dlsr! :P This reminds me of the gaming (which appears to be) happening on DSLR. How do no-name providers like Mountain Cablevision and Source Cable Ltd. maintain the 1-2 spots on The Fastest Downloads with all anonymous speed tests?
»Top 10 Gamining of Speed Tests by Small ISPs? |
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PrntRhd
join:2004-11-03
Fairfield, CA | Belkin Busted
Only one comment, is the employee still employed by Belkin? If he is, their mea culpa is just window dressing. |
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
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join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
·North State Commun..
|  Happens a lot
I am approached all the time by companies who attempt to bribe me for a positive review due to the position I hold within our company. The perks have started as low as a $100 Amazon gift card (ironic?) for a one-page positive review. I've never been asked to post fake testimonials on a retail website however.
Regardless, I've shunned all the offers unless I felt that the product was absolutely worthy of a glowing review ... which has happened exactly one time. |
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morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
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clubs: | wow, cheap
$0.65 a review? that's fairly cheap. |
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Nightfall
My Goal Is To Deny Yours
Premium,MVM
join:2001-08-03
Grand Rapids, MI
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·AT&T Midwest
 ·Comcast
| Obviously Michael Bayard was looking to achieve something
It could be a promotion or something along those lines, but I just don't know if Belkin was paying these people or if Michael Bayard was paying them out of his own pocket. Probably Bayard was paying them directly. I am not denying that companies have paid for good reviews on the internet. What I am saying is that I just don't believe that Belkin was responsible for it. This stinks of someone at Belkin who wanted a promotion or a raise in pay and it just makes sense that someone in business development was responsible for it.
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RARPSL
join:1999-12-08
Suffern, NY
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Re: wow, cheap
said by morbo :$0.65 a review? that's fairly cheap. Also, the cost of the check and postage to mail it will probably double the cost of the payment (ignoring the cost of monitoring/validating the request for the bribe payment). |
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jc100
join:2002-04-10 | reply to Jagermeistr
Re: Shucks
Well you know the quality when they must bribe people to rate positive... LOL. Red flag. Don't buy me from now on. |
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sivran
Long Live The Suite
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join:2003-09-15
Arlington, TX
clubs:
1 edit | reply to Jagermeistr
My Belkin UPSes and USB hubs are the best. I was disappointed when my local Fry's stopped carrying the Belkin UPS line.
This review not endorsed by Belkin. |
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JohnQPublic
Premium
join:2002-03-22
Xanadu
| I endorse this post
Was Michael funding Operation Bogus Reviews out of petty cash or was Belkin actually cutting company checks? If the latter, then they do indeed endorse bribery.
quote:
Belkin does not participate in, nor does it endorse, unethical practices like this. We know that people look to online user reviews for unbiased opinions from fellow users and instances like this challenge the implicit trust that is placed in this interaction. We regard our responsibility to our user community as sacred, and we are extremely sorry that this happened. We want to stress that this is an isolated incident.
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cableties
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join:2005-01-27 | Profits from their overpriced USB cables...
Paid for this email.
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insomniac84
join:2002-01-03
Schererville, IN | reply to PrntRhd
Re: Belkin Busted
That's the way I see it. The fact that they did not announce his firing from the company tells us this was a standard and sanctioned practice. |
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insomniac84
join:2002-01-03
Schererville, IN | reply to Nightfall
Re: Obviously Michael Bayard was looking to achieve something
Based on? Belkin did not say they fired him. There can only be one reason for retaining him. That what he was doing was standard practice and Belkin isn't going to make things worse by firing someone who would turn around and spill the beans. |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | Nice racism to boot
"Belkin has since posted an apology to their website claiming Bayard was off the reservation:"
As one who grandmother was actually born and rasied on one I find that comment offensive. |
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lordfly
join:2000-10-12
Homestead, FL | No need to pay me to say....
Belkin Sucks! Sorry couldn't help that.
Gee, that explains why I threw all of the cheap units the previous Network Admin had purchased.
But really, is using money to sway reviews or popularity votes unusual? |
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Dr Demento
I Vant Blud
join:2002-01-02
Denville, NJ | reply to BF69
Re: Nice racism to boot
"Look at that monkey RUN!" |
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Titus Pullo
I came, I saw, I slept
join:2004-06-26
1 edit | reply to BF69
Upon reflection, I do not wish to post. Take me back!
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