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Latest Yelp News From Yahoo!

Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman ignored advice from Elon Musk and Peter Thiel and succeeded anyway CNN  - 9 hours Read full story for latest details. HBS Professors Investigate Faked Positive Yelp Reviews The Harvard Crimson  - 15 hours Regular Yelp users may want to exercise caution next time they make a restaurant choice based on…
Buying Better Yelp Results
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Buying Better Yelp Results

If you're a Yelp business owner, no doubt you saw the Important Message that went out today from Yelp talking about "reputation management" and how you can't buy results on Yelp. That is TRUE! You can't pay for Yelp advertising to remove bad reviews, you can't bribe them to take down negative reviews, you can't…
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Beware of Fake Online Reviews

HARTFORD, Conn. - Online product reviews can help or hurt a business. They can also steer consumers in the wrong direction, especially when the review is fake. The Better Business Bureau, Consumer Reports and even the Federal Trade Commission are warning consumers to be wary of online feedback and reviews of products and services. For…