Review aggregator
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A review aggregator is a system that collects reviews of products and services (such as films, books, video games, software, hardware, and cars). This system stores the reviews and uses them for purposes such as supporting a website where users can view the reviews, selling information to third parties about consumer tendencies, and creating databases for companies to learn about their actual and potential customers. The system enables users to easily compare many different reviews of the same work. Many of these systems calculate an approximate average assessment, usually based on assigning a numeric value to each review related to its degree of positive rating of the work.
Review aggregation sites have begun to have economic effects on the companies that create or manufacture items under review, especially in certain categories such as electronic games, which are expensive to purchase. Some companies have tied royalty payment rates and employee bonuses to aggregate scores, and stock prices have been seen to reflect ratings, as related to potential sales.[1]Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
See also
References
- ^ Nick Wingfield (20 September 2007). "High Scores Matter To Game Makers, Too". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
Bibliography
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- Needleman, Rafe (19 October 2006). "Still more reviews aggregators: Retrevo, DigitalAdvisor, and TheFind". cnet.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 16 August 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2010.