⊿ Point. {R} Glossary. ◢ Keyword: R. ◥ University. {q} PhD. {tr} Training. ⚫ UK. ↂ EndNote. ✊ Harvey (2009) Review. Evaluation A review is an evaluation of a publication, product, service, or company or a critical take on current affairs in literature, politics or culture. In addition to a critical evaluation, the review's author may assign the work a rating to indicate its relative merit. In academia[edit] User review[edit] A user review refers to a review written by a user or consumer of a product or service based on the author's own experience as a user of the reviewed product.
Popular sources for consumer reviews are e-commerce sites like Amazon.com and Zappos and social media sites like Tripadvisor and Yelp. E-commerce sites often have consumer reviews for products and sellers separately. Online consumer reviews have become a major factor in business reputation and brand image due to the popularity of TripAdvisor, Yelp, and online review websites. One type of user review can be in the physical world, such as a video reviewing a product or software. Book review[edit] Music reviews[edit] See also[edit]