AirBnB is taking San Francisco to US District Court over rules the City recently approved.
According to the new rules, AirBnB must allow rental housing listings on its site only for hosts who have registered with the City. The problem with the City's new registration requirement, the company said, is that it provides fines and penalties on AirBnB.
Another issue of trust with the existing business model is the generation of unwelcome commercial operators converting affordable rental housing to illegal hotels while citizens have difficulties to find apartments. The traditional hospitality business is also impacted and the administration must recover taxes.
The new rules require AirBnB to only list rentals for hosts who are registered with San Francisco. That violates federal law, argues AirBnB. Note: within the last year, over 200 listings have been removed in SF according to the community marketplace AirBnB.
Restoring a trusted relationship is now needed. Why not relying on a third-party certification company to verify the host identity?
Make your own opinion.
Cet article documenté au moyen d'une large étude met en évidence les effets peu connus des programmes de testeurs sur les avis rédigés ensuite pour le compte des marques et des sites de e-commerce.
Doit-on faire confiance à cette catégorie très particulière de "clients-testeurs" notamment utilisée par le géant Amazon ? Sont-ils vraiment objectifs dans leur notation et commentaires ?
Alors que nous sommes très majoritairement enclins à lire les avis consommateurs pour nous faire une idée sur la qualité et les prix des produits/services proposés sur les sites de vente en ligne, il est toujours intéressant de connaître les dessous de ces nouvelles pratiques commerciales.
Etude originale publiée par le site Reviewmeta (langue US):
http://reviewmeta.com/blog/analysis-of-7-million-amazon-reviews-customers-who-receive-free-or-discounted-item-much-more-likely-to-write-positive-review/
In a nusthell: customers who receive free (or discounted item) are much more likely to write positive review