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Filter Them Out!

Love this lineup of alternative review sites you should be paying attention to! Check it out, and report back. Did you have success?
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Business Owner Frustrated by Yelp

advertisement Mark Massirio runs his auto body shop like his father, grandfather and great-grandfather before him.  The business owner makes a living painting and repairing vehicles in Middletown. "We have a good reputation here," Massirio said. But if you see the review of Connecticut Collision Center on Yelp.com, you may not be getting the full…
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Gavin Newsom: Yelp is a role model for good government

Gavin Newsom's message resonates with Republicans. California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom explains how technology can make government better. Fortune: You call Citizenville, your new book, an attempt to "radically rethink the relationship between citizens and government." Newsom: My sense of government today is that we're treated as subjects, not citizens -- that things are done…
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Yelp!: Top Restaurants in Crystal Lake, Cary

Websites like Yelp! have empowered the everyday eater to become their local neighborhood's food critic, praising and damning behind the anonymity of a computer screen. Ever wondered if a restaurant is good or bad? Yelp.com can be a good indicator of whether that restaurant is worth your time and money.  Based on Yelp!'s highest-rated star ranking, here are…
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Yelp serves up useful local reviews

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- Whether you’re looking for a great place to eat this weekend or you’re a new local business owner, we all love the benefit of reading reviews from a website we trust. Yelp is one of the most widely used and respected search and review services among consumers. Yelp's Hilary Henning told…
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Got mobile presence? You should

Did you know that by 2015, Google estimates that every person on earth will own a mobile device? Were you aware that PC shipments have drastically been on the decline since the emergence of iPads and tablets? (extremetech.com) Mobile technology is now the dominate technology. Therefore, businesses that are not accessible on mobile phones are…
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Gavin Newsom: Yelp is a role model for good government

Gavin Newsom's message resonates with Republicans. California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom explains how technology can make government better. Fortune: You call Citizenville, your new book, an attempt to "radically rethink the relationship between citizens and government." Newsom: My sense of government today is that we're treated as subjects, not citizens -- that things are done…
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Reviewing the psychology of online reviewers

Yelp.com attracts reviewers to join its Yelp Elite club by incentivizing them with profile badges and parties. (Image courtesy of Yelp Elite Squad South Bay) Most people in the U.S. at some point in their lives have written online reviews—in fact, 50 percent of people have. With the ease of access to the Internet, reviews…
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Restaurateur brings Serbian cuisine to Capitol Hill

Ivan Iricanin has brought a little of his home country to Capitol Hill with his new Serbian restaurant, Ambar.A native of Trstenik, Serbia, Iricanin said he was “surprised there was no representative of Balkan cuisine” in Washington, D.C. So Iricanin, who’s also a partner in Masa 14 and El Centro D.F., decided to open the…