Interviewing Lawyers Familiar with Yelp
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Interviewing Lawyers Familiar with Yelp

McMillan Law Group defeats Yelp, Inc. by JULIAN on MAY 9, 2013 In a recent small claims court case in San Diego, CA, the McMillan Law Group (MLG) achieved a monumental victory against Yelp, Inc. MLG had been coerced into entering into an advertising contract with the internet giant who promised results. The judge in the case agreed that…
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What patients talk about when they talk about doctors

The results of the study, which looked at 712 reviews of 455 doctors in four large urban areas (Chicago, New York, Atlanta and San Francisco) surprised the researchers, based at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and the San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (SFGH). The study looked at specifically reviews posted at…
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Yelp's IPO Update

Few things are more heartening than when Yelp admits what we've been saying all along: Their review filter sucks!  In short, in their own words, “determining the credibility of reviews is difficult, and we cannot guarantee that our efforts will prove to be effective or adequate.”  If I were the SEC I'd make them rewrite it…
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Is Yelp Ripping Small Business Owners Off?

From a great candid review by Raymond Fong: Maybe you know and maybe you don’t… but Yelp (a local search and reviews online service) offers paid advertising for businesses called the “Yelp Sponsorship Program“. To sum it up, according to the page advertising this opportunity, this Yelp Sponsorship program allows you to: Put up a…
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Yelp's Review Filter

[youtube rYD7XNq4h4] It's all over the news http://www.eastbayexpress.com/eastbay/yelp-and-the-business-of-extortion-20/C... and I am glad that people are starting to publicly question the system. You watch their video and tell me why are their comments disabled? It's because they do not want to hear what the consumers have to say. They do not care. They don't want to…
Protecting Yourself Against Yelp and Other Online Review Sites
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Protecting Yourself Against Yelp and Other Online Review Sites

[youtube Luxt1EgePRk] Online, Reputation is everything! A wise man once said, “Steal my money and I can earn more but let no man steal my good name.” In today’s world where anyone or anything can be easily “Googled”, hard earned success can be wiped out overnight if companies fail to actively manage their reputation. After…