'Yelp laws' aim to halt online review reprisals
It's now law in California: consumers have a right to post negative reviews on Yelp and other websites, without fear of reprisals from companies they write about.
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Sep 28, 2014
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Yelp to pay US fine for child privacy violation
Online ratings operator Yelp agreed to pay $450,000 to settle US charges that it illegally collected data on children, in violation of privacy laws, officials said Wednesday.
Internet
Sep 17, 2014
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Court rules for Yelp in suit over online ratings
A federal appeals court says online review site Yelp can lower or raise the rating of a business depending on whether it advertises with the company.
Business
Sep 4, 2014
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Yelp CEO reviews his own business after 10 years
After Yelp posted the first quarterly profit in its history last week, the online business review site got panned on Wall Street. The company's stock plummeted 11 percent the day after the results came out, wiping out its ...
Business
Aug 6, 2014
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Yahoo's search engine leans on Yelp for help
Yahoo is cribbing from Yelp's online reviews of local merchants to soup up its search engine.
Internet
Mar 12, 2014
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'Elite' Yelp reviewers live like stars
Few writers live a more glamorous lifestyle than Sukhraj "Suki" Beasla.
Internet
Nov 13, 2013
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Yelp effect reshapes how businesses interact with customers
Cassie Piasecki navigates by the stars. Where to dine next? Where to work out when she's traveling? She scans the Web, favoring those places with four- and five-star reviews, disregarding the rest.
Business
Nov 13, 2013
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As Twitter goes public, a look at other tech IPOs
Twitter, which on Thursday disclosed its plans to go public, is the latest US technology company to test the waters on Wall Street.
Business
Oct 4, 2013
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Small businesses grapple with handling online image
Restaurants, mom-and-pop shops and other small businesses often face an abundance of frustrating complications during start-up - construction delays and supply shortages being among the top obstacles.
Internet
Aug 15, 2013
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Bed bugs, bad service begone, thanks to online reviews
Bed bugs, bad service and terrible food used to be inevitable risks when traveling, but a host of online review sites such as Yelp and TripAdvisor are helping savvy consumers pick the best hotels and eat like locals.
Internet
Aug 2, 2013
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