Comments on: Judy’s Facelift http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2006/02/judys-facelift.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:16:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brad Feld http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2006/02/judys-facelift.html/comment-page-1#comment-2392 Brad Feld Tue, 21 Feb 2006 17:45:13 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=893#comment-2392 Eric - here's a comment from Chris DeVore - one of the co-founders of Judy's Book - after I asked him about your issue. Merchant rebuttals to consumer reviews are the #1-with-a-bullet feature request from the merchant team. Don't have a ship date yet, but business & technical design is underway. Eric – here’s a comment from Chris DeVore – one of the co-founders of Judy’s Book – after I asked him about your issue.

Merchant rebuttals to consumer reviews are the #1-with-a-bullet feature request from the merchant team. Don’t have a ship date yet, but business & technical design is underway.

]]> By: Eric http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2006/02/judys-facelift.html/comment-page-1#comment-2391 Eric Mon, 20 Feb 2006 18:03:25 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=893#comment-2391 Here is what I don't understand. If I am a small business and I get some jack$$$ customer that comes in wants the special which is a sandwich, but wants a different sandwich and wants a shake instead of a malt,etc. and I tell her no and she comes on the site and badmouths my business. Do I get a chance to defend myself? I'm just worried about customers holding small businsses hostage with sites like this. Just a comment. Here is what I don’t understand. If I am a small business and I get some jack$$$ customer that comes in wants the special which is a sandwich, but wants a different sandwich and wants a shake instead of a malt,etc. and I tell her no and she comes on the site and badmouths my business. Do I get a chance to defend myself? I’m just worried about customers holding small businsses hostage with sites like this.

Just a comment.

]]> By: cmadler http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2006/02/judys-facelift.html/comment-page-1#comment-2390 cmadler Sun, 19 Feb 2006 14:32:19 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=893#comment-2390 I am relatively indifferent to the new look, but I continue to be dissatisfied with the Judy's Book categorization. I frequently find miscategorized entries (ex. <a href="http://www.judysbook.com/cities/annarbor/Restaurants/67902/p1/Stucchi_s_Ice_Cream.htm" rel="nofollow">Stucci's Ice Cream</a> - obviously an ice cream shop, is under "Restaurants" rather than the more appropriate "Ice Cream and Frozen Yogurt" or "Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts." I have submitted feedback to Judy's Book regarding this and other similar errors (a restaurant listed in "Miscellaneous") but have only recieved automated responses and the listings have not been corrected. I suggest two solutions to the problem of categorization. First, there should be some mechanism for user-driven categorization. This might be subjected to approval by a Judy's Book staffer or by other users ("It has been suggested that this listing should be categorized in X. Do you agree or disagree?"). Second, in such a database, there is no need for each listing to be limited to just one category, if more than one is appropriate. In the above example, Stucci's Ice Cream could be listed in both "Ice Cream and Frozen Yogurt" and "Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts," as well as (less intuitively, and therefore more helpful to users) "Soup." Another area in which I have noticed large potential for improvement is in chains. There should be some relation between (for example) <a href="http://www.judysbook.com/cities/annarbor/Restaurants/74099/p1/Le_Dog.htm" rel="nofollow">Le Dog</a> on Liberty St in Ann Arbor, MI, and <a href="http://www.judysbook.com/cities/annarbor/Restaurants/14141798/p1/Le_Dog.htm" rel="nofollow">Le Dog</a> on Main St in Ann Arbor, especially when (as often seems to be the case) one location of the chain is reviewed and others are not. I am relatively indifferent to the new look, but I continue to be dissatisfied with the Judy’s Book categorization. I frequently find miscategorized entries (ex. Stucci’s Ice Cream – obviously an ice cream shop, is under “Restaurants” rather than the more appropriate “Ice Cream and Frozen Yogurt” or “Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts.” I have submitted feedback to Judy’s Book regarding this and other similar errors (a restaurant listed in “Miscellaneous”) but have only recieved automated responses and the listings have not been corrected. I suggest two solutions to the problem of categorization. First, there should be some mechanism for user-driven categorization. This might be subjected to approval by a Judy’s Book staffer or by other users (“It has been suggested that this listing should be categorized in X. Do you agree or disagree?”). Second, in such a database, there is no need for each listing to be limited to just one category, if more than one is appropriate. In the above example, Stucci’s Ice Cream could be listed in both “Ice Cream and Frozen Yogurt” and “Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts,” as well as (less intuitively, and therefore more helpful to users) “Soup.”

Another area in which I have noticed large potential for improvement is in chains. There should be some relation between (for example) Le Dog on Liberty St in Ann Arbor, MI, and Le Dog on Main St in Ann Arbor, especially when (as often seems to be the case) one location of the chain is reviewed and others are not.

]]> By: jimmycui001 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2006/02/judys-facelift.html/comment-page-1#comment-2393 jimmycui001 Sun, 19 Feb 2006 09:37:17 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=893#comment-2393 <strong>【他们说】和菜头：霍元甲二三事</strong> 【他们说】和菜头：霍元甲二三事

]]> By: Chithra Durgam http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2006/02/judys-facelift.html/comment-page-1#comment-2389 Chithra Durgam Sat, 18 Feb 2006 14:45:11 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=893#comment-2389 I like Judy's Book and I was first introduced to it through this blog. It would be great to get the Chamber of Commerce of different cities to promote it. Through grassroots promotion it could be even more successful. I like Judy’s Book and I was first introduced to it through this blog. It would be great to get the Chamber of Commerce of different cities to promote it. Through grassroots promotion it could be even more successful.

]]> By: Chithra Durgam http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2006/02/judys-facelift.html/comment-page-1#comment-2388 Chithra Durgam Sat, 18 Feb 2006 14:44:43 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=893#comment-2388 I like Judy's Book and I was first introduced to it through this blog. It would be great to get the Chamber of Commerce of different cities to promote it. Through grassroots promotion it could be even more successful. I like Judy’s Book and I was first introduced to it through this blog. It would be great to get the Chamber of Commerce of different cities to promote it. Through grassroots promotion it could be even more successful.

]]> By: Raj Bala http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2006/02/judys-facelift.html/comment-page-1#comment-2387 Raj Bala Sat, 18 Feb 2006 01:20:10 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=893#comment-2387 I like the new look. Besides the new stuff, I have always liked the way that I didn't have too much work to write a review --- other than the review itself. Riffs was cool --- until I had to find and upload images myself to write a decent review. That got really old. I like the new look. Besides the new stuff, I have always liked the way that I didn’t have too much work to write a review — other than the review itself.

Riffs was cool — until I had to find and upload images myself to write a decent review. That got really old.

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