– 3 days ago @ fastcompany.com: Politico’s Alex Byers reports Crenshaw will “lead (Yelp’s) Washington efforts on issues like free speech, consumer protection, and online competition” and that the popular listings-and-reviews service has been searching for a representative since at …

– 3 days ago @ streetfightmag.com: Yelp has hit the mark of maturity for a tech company: It hired its first official lobbyist in Washington. Laurent Crenshaw is a former legislative aide to Rep. Darrell Issa who will be Yelp’s first representative in D.C. and will lead Yelp’s Washington …

– 1 week ago @ lifehacker.com: Amid news that nearly 20% of Yelp reviews are “suspicious” (and Yelp’s response that they automatically filter those ones out), it’s easy to wonder how to tell a good review from a bad one, or how to make sure yours stands out as actual good advice.

– 1 week ago @ nysepost.com: Boston, MA, 10/02/2013 (nysepost) – Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP)’s price target has been raised by the Cowen and Company to $80 from its earlier target of $60 as the analyst pointed out that company’s ad sales growth picture looks very strong after conversing …