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Yelp Reviewer Assaulted By Store Owner For Calling Bookstore "A Total Mess"

Fast Company | Posted 11.04.2009 | Technology

Read More: Yelp Reviewer Assault, Yelp Bookstore Review, Yelp Reviewer Harass, Yelp Reviewer Assaulted, Bookstore Owner Attacks, Yelp, Sean C Yelp, Yelp Bookstore Owner, Yelp Review, Technology News

Man pans bookstore on Yelp. Bookstore owner tracks him down, writes harassing emails, and tries to break into his house. Man responds by calling polic...

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How We Unplug

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 11.10.2009 | Technology

Read More: Jeremy Stoppelman, Foursquare, Dennis Crowley, Craig Newmark, Twitter, Markos Moulitsas, Biz Stone, Craigslist, Henry Jenkins, Yelp, Peter-Rojas, Chris Hughes, David-Weinberger, Facebook, Daily Kos, Jav on Tech, Technology News
Jose Antonio Vargas

Sometimes, we just need to unplug. No firing off text messages. No updating Facebook profiles. No browsing Craigslist or Yelp or whatever-hot-new-site is trending on Twitter.

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Online Reviews: "Lovey-Dovey" Critics Fuel Grade Inflation On The Web

wsj.com | GEOFFREY A. FOWLER and JOSEPH DE AVILA | Posted 10.05.2009 | Technology

Read More: Amazon Reviews, Amazon.com, Online Critics, Yelp, Internet, Online Criticism, Yelp Reviews, Online-Reviews, Internet Reviews, Amazon, Technology News

The Web can be a mean-spirited place. But when it comes to online reviews, the Internet is a village where the books are strong, YouTube clips are goo...

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Online Reviewers Gaining Clout

Washington Post | Mike Musgrove | Posted 08.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Reviews, Online Reviews, Yelp, Amazon, Online Reviewers, Online, Media News

If you value your spare time, don't start posting comments and reviews on Amazon, Mark Espinosa suggests. It can be a hard habit to break. ...

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The Consumer Review Opportunity for Local Businesses

Lawrence Coburn | Posted 04.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Social Media, Smb, Ugc, Reviews, Smb-Marketing, Smb Marketing, Yelp, Consumer-Reviews, Web 2.0, User Generated Content, Rateitall, Technology, Business News
Lawrence Coburn

Rather than waste time trying to silence the websites that host consumer reviews, or the consumers themselves, local businesses would be better served to channel their energy towards maximizing the value of this new medium.

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Bad Apples Get Loud in the Crowd

Tim Berry | Posted 04.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Yelp-Problems, User Reviews, Amazon.com, Yelp, Review Sites, Reviews, Yelp-Complaints, Business News
Tim Berry

What a shame. The wisdom of crowds is a good idea. User reviews is another good idea. You click and then read. It's nice, except for the bad apples in the crowd. Sour grapes. Sweet lemons.

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Yelp Complaints Growing Among Businesses, Audience

nytimes.com | CLAIRE CAIN MILLER | Posted 04.03.2009 | Home

Read More: Internet, Yelp, Technology, Yelp Problems, Internet Companies, Yelp Web Site, Yelp Complaints, Home News

For computer and cellphone users in big American cities, Yelp has become a popular Web site for ranting, raving or just reading about local businesses...

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Is The Yelp Controversy Overblown?

Lawrence Coburn | Posted 03.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Social Media, Smb, Reviews, Ugc, Consumer Reviews, Social Networking, Yelp, Smb Marketing, Web 2.0, Ratings, User Generated Content, Small Business Marketing, Rateitall, Business News
Lawrence Coburn

There has been a flurry of controversy around the local business rating community Yelp.com. The allegations? That Yelp will remove or hide negative reviews for companies that advertise.

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Do User-Generated Review Sites Sites do More Harm Than Good?

Pauline Millard | Posted 03.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Internet, Review Sites, Housing, User-Generated Content, Yelp, Free Speech, Apartments, First Amendment, Real Estate, New York City, Landlords, Rentals, Citizen Journalism, New York City Apartments, Technology, Citizen Journalists, Media News
Pauline Millard

I would worry about what these sites said about me and how they were monitored. Users post anonymously, and there are no checks and balances to investigate if any of the claims are valid.

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Something to Yelp About

Julia Plevin | Posted 09.20.2008 | Style

Read More: Yelp, Web 2.0, San Francisco, New York City, Style News
Julia Plevin

Yelp is a pinnacle of web 2.0. Members write reviews of every type of businesses -- for a fabulous meal, or write something wretched if you saw a mouse ran across the floor of the restaurant.

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