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Yelp - is it extortion or fun for angry diners?

I know normally this is the news recap day but the news that struck me hardest recently revolved around a Yelp reviewer. The lawsuit against Yelp by a group of local business isn’t breaking news. Their practices of providing a “helping hand”,if you advertise, against bad reviews is part of the filter process according to... Read more »

By Joe Campagna,
June 2, 2010 at 7:52 am

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