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Yelp is a social networking site that allows anyone to post reviews about any business in the world. More than 25 million people access Yelp each month, putting in the top 100 of U.S. Web sites.
Business should be aware of Yelp and the reviews people may be posting about their companies. Though Yelp does not currently remove negative reviews, it has recently changed its policy to allow for business owners to reply to the negative reviewers. This topic covers the latest news and information on Yelp.
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Small businesses have complained about how Yelp chooses and ranks reviews. Yelp is responding with changes to the site.
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Imagine this: a mainstream location-based marketing app like Yelp, FourSquare, GoWalla or Scvngr that allows you to...
, the popular Web site for reviews of local businesses, has a new investor: Elevation Partners, a private equity firm...
of services. Using the site will be easy for anyone who has used a local review service like Yelp. Simply type whatever...
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closed for a week. After he reopened, customers trickled in, and soon Mr. Shehadeh heard a powerful four-letter-word:...
It was the shake heard 'round the world. On Aug. 27, 2009, überblogger Robert Scoble uncovered a hidden software...
THE Rooz Cafe, a restaurant and coffee shop in Oakland, Calif., signals its distaste for patrons who post reviews on...
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