Tue, Mar 7, 2006
Looking more and more like eBay (or Amazon) everyday, Google Base is apparently testing a ratings system for buyers (click image for better look):
One major hurdle for Google to overcome with job listings is the obvious amount of spam that a user may have to weed through while browsing listings.
A ratings system could be one deterrent Google could implement to police job listings behaving badly.
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March 10th, 2006 at 6:59 am
this will also oblige companys to answer to their applicants unless they want bad ratings … it’s not just about the “item” advertised on googlebase, it’s about the whole company’s “customer services” … IMHO