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	<title><![CDATA[Is The Yelp Controversy Overblown?]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lawrence-coburn/is-the-yelp-controversy-o_b_169604.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>The last few days, we have seen a flurry of controversy around the local business rating community <a href="http://www.yelp.com/">Yelp.com</a>, a popular and influential online community where visitors can rate local merchants such as restaurants and bars. The allegations? That Yelp will remove or hide negative reviews for companies that advertise.</p>

<p>This story touches a lot of small businesses. In addition to reaching about 19.5 million consumers per month, Yelp tends to dominate Google search rankings for names of local businesses in...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Business]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2009-02-26T11:39:00-05:00</date_published>
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