Yelp has always been against paid reviews, and considering the fact that their platform is intended to be a place where consumers can get honest reviews about the places they want to visit – it makes complete sense that they would be against anyone trying to “game” their system. Now you might bring up “well […]
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FTC Closes Investigation Into Yelp’s Business Practices
Working hand in hand with a plethora of small businesses on a daily basis I have heard both sides of the Yelp experience. There are business owners who swear by it, and business owners who swear AT it. Fact is there’s always been some questions regarding the way Yelp treats non-advertisers and how they handle […]
Facebook Targets Yelp, Launches New Places Directory
Without much of an announcement Facebook has launched a revamped Places Directory which seems to target Yelp as their competitor. The new directory lets you run a search …
Yelp & TripAdvisor Attempts to Rework Google Local Search Results
There’s always been a lot of people arguing against the Google algorithm – however for the first time a group of them got together and created a brand new Google Chrome app called “Focus on the User” …
Yelp Wins Court Ruling To Move Up Negative Reviews
There’s always been talk among business owners of the “grey-area” around Yelp purposely placing negative reviews on non-paying merchant profiles. Unfortunately this did actually happen, and some business owners did actually sue Yelp – and in the end the court ruled that Yelp is completely in the clear in doing this. The ruling supported a […]