We write about Pittsburgh's people, places, and businesses.

 

Best of Pittsburgh uses a distinguishing algorithm. This feature yields a fair outcome.

 

1. The people of Pittsburgh have the final say via the ballot.
 

2. However, sometimes, we detect there are coordinated campaigns to influence outcomes. For instance, a business may be "stuffing the ballot box" by having all the employees fill out ballots; in these cases, they are just voting for themselves. You run enough of these "Best of" competitions and see these patterns.
 

3. We also recognize and honor all the peer reviews businesses have recorded. We deploy a script crawling the web examining online reviews. This also carries significant weighting throughout the award granting process.
 

4. Best of Pittsburgh nominees and winners combine ballots, online reviews, B2B reputation polling, and surveys.

Published by Xio D Harmon, contributing writers are Pittsburgh Post-Gazette employees and various freelancers.