Since I am into internet marketing also, with my own websites... a tool like this would be a dream and a nightmare. You could run some imacro script through proxies against a competing site to go for a higher listing in googles search. It could be used against your site too. I think I would rather this not come to be.
I agree...I could see a competitor using this to their advantage in a negative way. If they were desperate enough I could see them paying some people just to hit the dislike button. When it comes to money... unscrupulousness people will do anything to get the advantage.
So true and has anyone else noticed the Internet Reputation Repair services that are now sprouting all over.
They claim that some sites have been doing reviews based on who paid them and driving business away from legitimate companies by posting bogus negative information, while they also put up good reviews for scams. This was true of those places that offered cameras for ridiculous low prices and then never shipped, unless you got talked into the over priced accessory kit.