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mouser:
Dottech.org has a long essay up about the business of fake software review sites which give out fake "awards" to software for no reason at all, and the practice of software developers putting them on their pages.

I think one thing to add to this discussion is the harm these fake awards do to the *real* software review sites that actually take the time and effort to really review software.  That's why whenever i see one of those software review sites that actually takes the time to evaluate software, take their own screenshots, etc. I think it's worth praising.

Just how persuasive an awards-splattered web page can be was examined back in 2007 by developer Andy Brice. Having authored a distinctive new application, Brice used a submission service to upload it to various Internet software review sites, and then sat back to see what, if any, honors it might harvest. He didn’t have to wait long.

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http://dottech.org/headline/15367

PhilB66:
https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=9615.0

Josh:
Shame on mousey for not searching first!

mouser:
phil linked to a related thread that is not identical; this is more an opinion piece follow up.  shame on josh for not paying attention.  :P

Josh:
NO! Shame on you for shaming me for not paying attention after shaming you for posting a redundant link! HAH!

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