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Study Claims Google Is Delivering “Degraded” Search Results, Adding Steam To EU Antitrust Case
Sponsored by Yelp, the study showed users were more likely to click on merit-based search results over Google's self promoted...
Yelp Upgraded Business Owner App Brings Mobile-First Account Management
Yelp has updated and upgraded its Yelp for Business Owner’s mobile app — for both iOS and Android. The new version of the app adds two...
Federal “Review Freedom Act” Wants To Make U.S. Yelp-Safe For Consumers
Many non-lawyers are unaware that it’s legally possible for consumers to waive their free speech rights to negatively review or otherwise...
Yelp Posts 55 Percent Revenue Growth ($118.5M) But Disappoints Investors
Yelp announced Q1 earnings this afternoon of $118.5 million, which was 55 percent growth over Q1 2014. However the market had expected revenues...
VA Court: Yelp Doesn’t Have To Reveal Identities Of Anonymous Reviewers
The Virginia Supreme Court has issued a ruling that Yelp is not compelled to reveal the identities of seven anonymous online reviewers. The...
Incentivized Check-ins: A “White-Hat” Trick For Getting More Reviews On Yelp
At the LSA-SMX West Local Search Advantage Workshop this week, Yelp’s Luther Lowe offered a number of “white hat tips” for...
Yelp Achieves Profitability For First Time, Announces 72 Million Mobile Users
Yelp just announced Q4 2014 and full year results. Revenue came in at just under $110 million for the quarter, which represented 56 percent...
FTC Closes Yelp “Review Manipulation” Investigation Without Taking Action
Yelp reported on its blog that the US Federal Trade Commission has concluded a “deep inquiry into [Yelp’s] business practices”...
Yelp Introduces New App For Business Owners With Push Notifications
Yelp is releasing a new app for business owners. Unsurprisingly called “Yelp for Business Owners,” it’s available for iOS and...
Yelp Has Strong Q3, 45 Percent Of Reviews Now From Mobile
This afternoon Yelp announced revenue of $102.5 million for third quarter, which represented 67 percent growth vs. last year. Revenues and...
Yelp Adds Hotel Reservations To Its List Of Booking Services
Yelp has increasingly been integrating transaction and commerce capabilities into its site. It started long ago with OpenTable and more broadly...
Yelp Fined $450K By FTC For Collecting Kids’ Registration Info
The U.S. FTC announced today that Yelp agreed to pay $450,000 to settle a complaint brought for violations of the Children’s Online...
New California Law Says Businesses Can’t Stop Consumers From Posting Online Reviews
So-called “non-disparagement clauses,” buried in terms and conditions or consumer purchase agreements, would probably be voided...
California “Extortion” Class Action Against Yelp Dismissed
Yelp has been repeatedly sued under various theories for allegedly manipulating reviews to gain ad revenue from business owners. However, in the...
Yelp Adds Bing Translation For Reviews In Mobile Apps
Local knowledge is usually the most, er, knowledgeable. So if you are looking for the best place for tapas in Barcelona, Spain, or the tastiest...
Lawsuit Claims Yelp Manipulated Reviews To Deceive Investors
Throughout its ten year history, Yelp has been sued a number of times for allegedly manipulating reviews to generate ad revenue from merchants....
Merchant Sues To Stop Yelp’s “Trustworthy” Review Claims
A substantial number of local business owners are frustrated by (even resentful of) Yelp’s review filter. Now operating under the banner...
Yelp Beats Expectations, Strikes Profitability With Q2 Revenues Of $88.8 Million
Yelp has come through with a strong financial picture for the second quarter of 2014. Today, the company reported revenue growth of 61...
Yelp’s New Video Feature Lets Users Upload 12-Second Videos Via Their Phone
After reports this past May that Yelp would be adding video, the business review site announced yesterday that iPhone users can now upload...
Yelp Gives Customers The Ability To Send Messages To Businesses
Yelp, the review site created to enable people to talk about local businesses, is giving customers the ability to communicate with restaurants...
