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Money Quick Tips: How real are online reviews?


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Online reviews are everywhere and can make or break a business.  But also on the rise is the practice of deceptive opinion SPAM  and the flooding of a site with glowing 5-star accounts which has been deemed “Astroturfing.” The Attorney General of NY has gone so far as to call it “21st Century’s False Advertising”

In today's Money Quick Tips, Paste BN contributor Regina Lewis looks at what’s being done about it?  And, could you spot a fake review?

Regina Lewis is a national television contributor and host of Paste BN's "Money Quick Tips" videos. Follow her on Twitter: @ReginaLewis.

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