Tag: Online Reviews

46% Of Yelp’s Top 100 Places To Eat In The U.S. Are In California
Apparently you really need to live in California to have a great selection of places to eat. That's what...
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Yelp: FTC Closes Investigation, Takes No Action
Yelp announced on Tuesday that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has closed an investigation into the company's business practices without taking any action against it. Last sp...
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Yelp Filter Not Catching Biased Reviews
It may be a new year, but there are still problems with Yelp's review filter. We've been tipped to some research...
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Yelp Shows Businesses Some Love With New App
Yelp's reputation among businesses is...let's just say a mixed bag. By now, you've no doubt heard plenty of horror stories, regardless of whether or not they're true (they're often...
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Yelp Reviews Say More Than You Realized
Yelp reviews can have a tremendous impact - for better or for worse - on a business. They can dictate whether or not a customer decides to visit. This is one of the reasons the sit...
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Google My Business, AdWords Express Apps Get Updates
Google announced some updates to the Google My Business and AdWords Express apps aimed at making it easier for businesses to find the right customers. With Google My Business f...
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Yelp Acquires French Review Site Cityvox
Investors have been concerned about Yelp's international business, and Yelp seems to be do...
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Is Yelp Headed In The Right Direction?
Yelp, the online review site that businesses love to hate, released it...
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Business Courts Negative Reviews As Middle Finger To Yelp
You've heard the claims before. If reader comments are any indication, many of you have even lived them. They've never been proven, but time and time again, small businesses accuse...
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Yelp Wants To Help You Respond To Reviews
Yelp wants to help businesses respond to their reviews, which is something a lot of businesses seem to struggle to do in a productive manner. The company is hosting a webinar o...
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Yelp Pays FTC $450K After Child Privacy Violation
Yelp reached a settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over the violation of child privacy law. The company had enabled kids under 13 (some even 9 and under reportedly) t...
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‘Yelp Bill’ Passed In California
California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill that prevents consumers from facing legal action from businesses over negative reviews. The law keeps businesses from being a...
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Yelp ‘Extortion’ Suit Dismissed, But Suspicions Remain
Yelp has emerged victorious from an extortion lawsuit, but the reasons why have done little to quell existing suspicions about its business practices. Various lawsuits have been...
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Yelp Busts Businesses By Using Their ‘Private’ Messages As Evidence Of Fake Reviews
Yelp announced that it has released another round of Consumer Alerts on business pages. This time they're dishing out a total of sixty-one alerts for businesses including dentists,...
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Yelp Enters Chile, Its 28th Country
Yelp announced that it has now penetrated its 28th country - Chile. "The distance from Yelp’s office in Manhattan to our headquarters in San Francisco is 2,600 miles, which hap...
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