Yelp, like all Internet forums, draws some insidious awful voices, which can present particular problems for businesses trying to solicit customers.
Like all things reviewable on the Internet, Yelp's full of phony reviews, even with a filtration system in place since 2005. Still, as one Yelp user has learned after losing $2,000 to a moving company, it's not always perfect. Here's how to not let the same thing happen to you.
The founders of Yelp, the same company that rejected a $500 million acquisition offer from Google two years ago, must be feeling absolutely fantastic about their first day trading on the stock market. But Google hasn't given up trying to take over the listings business.
The answer would be around $900 million.
On the gut level, reactions to Google's recently leaked top secret augmented reality eyeglasses can be split into two broad camps: the WTF!?! crew (concerned with privacy) and the WHOA!!! crew (excited about the future).
The social media parade towards Wall Street continued on Thursday with Yelp filing its S-1 form for a $100 million initial public offering.
Have you ever looked to Yelp to find out how the bugers are at the new McDonald's?
The company got the restaurant review site for a 125 million
With a renewed focus on locals, Google is getting into the content business
Both Yelp and Facebook are moving away from coupons
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