Millions of people use Yelp across the country to search and share experiences at all kinds of restaurants — from food trucks to Michelin-starred restaurants, and more. Not to mention plumbers, barber shops, phone repair technicians… but we’re here to talk about food. With the help of our Yelp community, who contributed more than 25… Read more
5 Years Later: Google Raises its 2014 European Antitrust Settlement Proposal from the Dead
Last week we saw concerning reports that Google is preparing to propose a toothless settlement deal to the European Commission that is similar to —and even worse than — the settlements that the European Commission rejected 2013 to 2014. Yelp welcomes a meaningful remedy from Google that preserves competition. Unfortunately, the latest proposal falls far… Read more
Yelp Celebrates Women’s History Month by Partnering with Rebecca Minkoff to Highlight Women-Owned Businesses on Yelp
Celebrate Women’s History Month this year by putting your money where your mouth is—and into the hands of the female entrepreneurs in your community. Today, we’re excited to announce that we are partnering with Rebecca Minkoff, famous designer and creator of the Female Founder Collective, to launch a “Women-Owned Business” attribute on Yelp! This information… Read more
Consumer Alerts: No Tolerance for Review Manipulation
Today we’re releasing a new round of 182 Consumer Alerts to notify consumers of attempts to mislead them. These alerts will be removed from the affected Yelp business pages after 90 days if the offending behavior ceases. We take a hard stance on discouraging businesses from offering incentives to consumers to post or remove reviews…. Read more
Volunteer Fair at Yelp
In the spirit of giving back this #GivingTuesday, Yelp hosted its first ever Volunteer Fair in two of its offices, San Francisco, CA and Scottsdale, AZ. Both Volunteer Fairs focused on giving a platform to a diverse range of nonprofit organizations in each city, and gave our employees a chance to learn more about serving… Read more
Yelp Foundation Gives $675,000 in Grants to 15 Local Nonprofits
I am excited to announce the 15 nonprofits that are this year’s recipients of Yelp Foundation “Gives Local” grants totalling $675,000. This year, we targeted nonprofits that were local to San Francisco, Chicago, Washington D.C., New York, and Phoenix. The Yelp Foundation was created in 2011 to support charitable organizations and activities addressing the needs… Read more
Consumer Alerts: We’re on the Lookout
As part of Yelp’s ongoing Consumer Protection Initiative, we’re announcing 232 Consumer Alerts that will serve as notices to our users of extreme attempts to manipulate business ratings and reviews on our platform. These alerts will generally be removed from the affected Yelp business page after 90 days if the offending behavior stops. Since 2004, Yelp’s… Read more
Consumer Alerts: Buyer Beware
Today, Yelp is announcing its latest round of 150 Consumer Alerts to inform the public of extreme attempts to influence business ratings and reviews on its platform. For 90 days, affected Yelp business pages will display a Consumer Alert. Why do we do it? Consumers deserve the best information, allowing them to make well-informed decisions…. Read more
Yelp’s Consumer Protection Initiative: Empowering Our Users
Since 2004, Yelp’s number one priority has been to connect consumers with great local businesses by giving them access to reliable and useful information, and empowering them to make informed decisions. Every day millions of people use Yelp to decide which local business to patronize – whether it’s where to grab lunch, which plumber to… Read more
Not Just Open for Business: Be Open to All
Today we’re excited to announce that Yelp is joining forces with Movement Advancement Project and more than 175 partner organizations on the Open to All campaign to build awareness and understanding of the importance of nondiscrimination laws and defend the bedrock principle that when businesses open their doors to the public, they should be Open… Read more