Comments on: New Trade: Long TripAdvisor (TRIP) & Short AOL (AOL) http://www.intelligentspeculator.net/free_stock_picks/new-trade-long-tripadvisor-trip-short-aol-aol-2/ Free stock picks and stock market commentary. Tue, 21 May 2013 13:27:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: IS http://www.intelligentspeculator.net/free_stock_picks/new-trade-long-tripadvisor-trip-short-aol-aol-2/comment-page-1/#comment-25206 IS Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:23:32 +0000 http://www.intelligentspeculator.net/?p=7773#comment-25206 @Thadeous – I guess it may depend on many different things but since we can now see reviews by Facebook friends (and their friends), it gives us a much more accurate view.. I appreciate the feedback and will continue to monitor:)

]]> By: Thadeous http://www.intelligentspeculator.net/free_stock_picks/new-trade-long-tripadvisor-trip-short-aol-aol-2/comment-page-1/#comment-25194 Thadeous Tue, 24 Jul 2012 05:50:00 +0000 http://www.intelligentspeculator.net/?p=7773#comment-25194 Be very careful about Trip Advisor.
The forums are ruled by senior citizens who are no longer familiar with the areas they write about in the forum. For example, 90 per cent of the regulars on the California forum are senior citizens who have no idea what 20 somethings, 30 somethings enjoy doing any longer. As such, it is quite possible, Trip Advisor could age itself out – most young people use other social media sites like Facebook, YELP, and others. To them Trip Advisor is old hat.

Also, the restaurant ratings on Trip Advisor are poor. Even their users on Trip Advisor advise using urbanspoon or other food site for restaurant recommendations.

Its about time to think about Trip Advisor aging out – it is in terms of information provided especially in the US. Its become a site for senior citizens to lurk who are single……

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