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« on: January 06, 2008, 01:46:30 PM » |
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http://www.epinions.com/member/?show=news&sub=10_4_10#rulesMaybe we can start a KF epinions account and write up reviews on certain things...you earn $1 for every review, but not less than $10 for 10 reviews...all the way up to the max of 100 reviews for $100....with 15 or 20 of us that would be simple to manage...they dont state how they validate whether you actually purchased or own the item, which is a little suspect (why they would want people potentially writing opinions on products that they have never actually owned is besides me), and the only requirements are that the length exceed 200 words...about two pretty small paragraphs...and the product must be in epinions.com's database, obviously. I dont think it would be a problem for all of us to write reviews on things we have recently owned within the last year or two, books especially. Ends Jan 31 or after the first 30,000 reviews submitted, whichever comes first...and it just started 5 days back so lots of time left. If we spend as much time writing reviews as we did voting on vote4cause last week, we can easily earn Kiva, KF, or Florence's Fund a couple hundred $$ by setting up a couple accounts in a few peoples names. Or if someone wants to earn money for themselves, there ya go. What do you all think?
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« Last Edit: January 06, 2008, 06:00:51 PM by Ahimsa Steve »
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I find not direction in the readings of those with whom my eccentricities are similar, but rather validation.
My only solace is that I find a peaceful place where I might be resigned to my depriving loneliness.
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Tatiana
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« Reply To This #1 on: January 06, 2008, 01:51:09 PM » |
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Just for the Americans though: To participate, you must legally reside in the 50 United States and be over 18 years when entering. |
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KivanSteven
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« Reply To This #2 on: January 06, 2008, 02:27:59 PM » |
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Im not sure thats a problem though...either a few people could set up a quick account for no other purpose but these reviews and non USA helpers can access that account and post their reviews through it...like I said a KF account...login in info would be available to anyone helping and once the review process was completed the account could simply be dissolved and removed.
or in case people are iffy about that...simply complete some write ups and forward to me or anyone else in the US participating and Ill just post them for you...there are a number of easy ways around that.
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I find not direction in the readings of those with whom my eccentricities are similar, but rather validation.
My only solace is that I find a peaceful place where I might be resigned to my depriving loneliness.
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« Reply To This #3 on: January 06, 2008, 04:31:48 PM » |
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For Florence's school, I would be up to writing a few reviews. I am not much of a 'consumer,' so I could probably only add maybe 3-5... unless they have books there!
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« Last Edit: January 06, 2008, 04:33:09 PM by charity »
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KivanSteven
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« Reply To This #4 on: January 06, 2008, 05:48:50 PM » |
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Hi Charity Im pretty sure they have just about everything youre looking for...95% of the time when I buy something and look for reviews I head over to epinions if a few reviews are needed to sway me on way or the other and they have what Im looking for...ive been using it for years and its a great site...isnt always a review for what youre looking for if its an odd or rare item, but there can be reviews added on books, computer, electronics, furniture, appliances, pretty much anything you can think of that has a name to it and is worth reviewing. Ill add 10 at least myself but only if others pitch in...Im not going to bother for a few $$ unless its a group effort. Any other takers? A review could literally take but 5-10 minutes at most. I created a login account for Kiva Friends for this purpose at the login screen all you need is user ID and password...if you leave a review you must sign in prior to leaving a review so we, as Kiva Friends, receive credit for it. USER ID: kivafriends
Please PM me for the Password if youd like to help out  If 10 of us leave 10 quick reviews on items we know about or products we have purchased...doesnt even have to be the exact item in the case of electronics or computers if the model #'s have changed for example. then we can accumulate $100 just like that, at maybe an hours worth of actual work per person....and if we want to make more money for Kiva or Florence, whomever we decide on granting the money to, we can set up additional accounts as I mentioned. We could probably write 10 reviews each on books alone...although if anyone posts for a book please let KF know and post in this thread because I doubt we can review an item twice. |
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« Last Edit: January 10, 2008, 08:45:13 PM by Ahimsa Steve »
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I find not direction in the readings of those with whom my eccentricities are similar, but rather validation.
My only solace is that I find a peaceful place where I might be resigned to my depriving loneliness.
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Elizabeth
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« Reply To This #5 on: January 06, 2008, 06:32:39 PM » |
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I can write some reviews. I am so verbose that I don't have trouble writing 200 words on any topic.  Couple of questions: Will this site allow multiple people to be signed in simultaneously? Do you think we'll have trouble getting all our reviews to the "somewhat helpful" rating? |
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I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. ~Edward Everett Hale
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KivanSteven
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« Reply To This #6 on: January 06, 2008, 07:17:03 PM » |
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Hi Elizabeth...sounds good...I figure while Kiva.org is basically out of commission, its a great way to make some decent money for a cause without very little individual effort. As for the multiple sign ins, thats a great question....what we can do is PM our write ups to one person who can post them to the epinions site...that way there is no potential conflict with simultaneous sign ins. As for the somewhat helpful" rating...hold the phone!!! I was under the impression those at epinions make the determination if the posts are valid and generally helpful and acceptable in content...if thats not the case then I found posts that only received a single rating of "somewhat helpful" and it was enough to determine that the review was indeed labeled as "somewhat helpful." That at least is encouraging...meanwhile, as I am making this post, I left a review myself and in fact you are right that one person has to log your comment as being somewhat helpful or better in order to receive the $1 credit per review... Im sure we can easily take care of that, but if youre thinking what Im thinking, the only way to insure this is worth our while is not the most ethical choice...even if its not harming anyone and we deserve the reward for our efforts. So maybe the idea has to be scrapped unfortunately....I honestly dont see many ratings on reviews that have been posted even years ago! Guess thats the catch....dissappointed Steve thanks you Elizabeth...lol, Id be the most despised KF if everyone wrote up 100 or more reviews for nothing!!!! You saved my butt  |
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I find not direction in the readings of those with whom my eccentricities are similar, but rather validation.
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« Reply To This #7 on: January 06, 2008, 07:28:02 PM » |
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Hi Elizabeth...sounds good...I figure while Kiva.org is basically out of commission, its a great way to make some decent money for a cause without very little individual effort. As for the multiple sign ins, thats a great question....what we can do is PM our write ups to one person who can post them to the epinions site...that way there is no potential conflict with simultaneous sign ins. As for the somewhat helpful" rating...hold the phone!!! I was under the impression those at epinions make the determination if the posts are valid and generally helpful and acceptable in content...if thats not the case then I found posts that only received a single rating of "somewhat helpful" and it was enough to determine that the review was indeed labeled as "somewhat helpful." That at least is encouraging...meanwhile, as I am making this post, I left a review myself and in fact you are right that one person has to log your comment as being somewhat helpful or better in order to receive the $1 credit per review... Im sure we can easily take care of that, but if youre thinking what Im thinking, the only way to insure this is worth our while is not the most ethical choice...even if its not harming anyone and we deserve the reward for our efforts. So maybe the idea has to be scrapped unfortunately....I honestly dont see many ratings on reviews that have been posted even years ago! Guess thats the catch....dissappointed Steve thanks you Elizabeth...lol, Id be the most despised KF if everyone wrote up 100 or more reviews for nothing!!!! You saved my butt Well, let's try to remain ethical in this effort.  I can answer the first of my questions now. I was logged in while your book review was submitted. It has already been found helpful by one member. As for the other question... I have clicked on several items whose reviews were never rated as well. Do you think this is worth the time if we let nature take its course and don't rate reviews ourselves? Your call since this is your puppy... so to speak. I'll hold off until others can comment and want to take the chance. |
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I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. ~Edward Everett Hale
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« Reply To This #8 on: January 06, 2008, 08:21:18 PM » |
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I dont know Elizabeth, honestly I cant make that call for everyone since I dont want others work to be without benefit...the potential is great, but its up in the air...I have lots of reviews saved from books that I wrote in to other sites long ago...thats where my first one came from...surprised to see it had a review already...Im thinking that must have been just plain lucky...or someone out there is making it their job to rate the reviews, lol
But definitely, we will keep it ethical, even though we wont be taking money from anyone because there is no way 30k reviews are going to be rated in 24 days, its still best to follow our KivaFriend conscience...
ADDITION: just logged in to epinions and it has FOUR very helpful ratings already!!! Maybe if we stick to books, and books published maybe within the last few years, we really can make a success of this little effort.
What I will do is post another couple reviews and see what happens...if they to get bombarded with ratings in a matter of a couple hours, then Id say lets give it a go...maybe sticking with the book theme and recent electronic technology and gadgets...
Ill keep you all posted as to the progress....also epinions does not evaluate the reviews ratings until after january, so there is a good chance that book and electronic reviews will be rated before that time, especially if we post most of our reviews in the next week or two. Just some food for thought.
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I find not direction in the readings of those with whom my eccentricities are similar, but rather validation.
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Elizabeth
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« Reply To This #9 on: January 06, 2008, 08:35:21 PM » |
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Steve, I was thinking along the sames lines... that if we keep it to products that are current and in the categories you mentioned (and maybe vehicles) there will be more people likely to read and respond to the reviews. I looked at the health/beauty category and there were no reviews for any of the products I clicked on (also the ones I know the most about  ). Probably not a good idea to post in that category. Elizabeth |
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I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. ~Edward Everett Hale
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