Yelp Earnings Released, Revenue Up 68%

Yelp has just released its earnings report for the third quarter. Revenue was up 68% year-over-year at $61.2 million for the quarter. The company beat Wall Street expectations for revenue, but earnings per share weren’t as good as expected at $0.04. Cumulative reviews grew 42% year-over-year reaching over 47.3 million. Average monthly unique visitors were…

Yelp Lawsuit Seeks Wages for Yelpers

- 1 week ago @ newsobserver.com: That's why the owners of the Raleigh shop are concerned about the filtering of online reviews on Yelp, a website that allows customers to rate and review businesses. The site has a practice of filtering reviews and showcasing ones that have been chosen ...

Quoted: Won't work for food — the class-action lawsuit against Yelp

- 3 days ago @ eater.com: According to the suit, Yelp has "devised a system of cult-like rewards and disciplines to motivate" writers in lieu of monetary compensation, including "trinkets, badges, titles, praise, social promotion, free liquor, free food, and free promotional ...- 1 day ago @ searchenginewatch.com: Yelp A lawsuit filed in California is seeking employment…