Since 2004, over 40 million words of love and gratitude have been shared for local businesses on Yelp. To ring in Yelp’s 15th year we’re celebrating what 15 years of local love looks like in the reviews, gratitude, and experiences people have shared for local businesses since 2004.
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State AGs Announce Historic Probe into Google’s Anticompetitive Practices
When a mom does a search for a pediatrician in Mountain View, California, instead of seeing the best information from across the web, Google steers her to its low quality ‘house’ products. As the Wall Street Journal recently chronicled, this form of self-serving bias causes direct harm to consumers at an incredible scale. Local search… Read more
You Can Now Align the Yelp App to Your Lifestyle, Diet, Interests & Other Preferences
People are becoming more and more conscious not only about what they eat, but also how they spend their time. Yelp is in a unique position to address this need. Today, we are rolling out a new experience that allows people to tailor their Yelp app based on their interests, diet, lifestyle, and things they… Read more
Consumer Alerts: Helping You Make Educated Spending Decisions
Today Yelp is releasing 232 Consumer Alerts this quarter, notifying consumers of shady review practices. These alerts are Yelp’s way of informing the public of attempts to influence ratings and reviews by offering compensation in exchange for reviews or spamming business pages with positive reviews. Yelp exists to empower and protect consumers, and maintaining their… Read more
Yelp announces new Business Page upgrades to help businesses stand out and build their reputation
As a business owner, one of the most important steps to success is showing what makes your business special and why local customers should work with you. We are now making this easier than ever by introducing new business page upgrades that will help consumers learn more about your business, beyond the photos and reviews… Read more
The “Right to Yelp” Law in Action!
A few years ago, Yelp championed passage of the Consumer Review Fairness Act (CRFA) — more commonly known as the “Right to Yelp” bill. The goal of this federal law is to protect consumers’ ability to share feedback online by prohibiting businesses from including “gag clauses” in consumer form contracts. And it’s done just that,… Read more
Yelp Adds Maternity Care Measures for Hospitals that Deliver Babies in New York City and Long Island
Yelp exists to empower and protect consumers, including expecting parents looking for a hospital that provides high quality care and will meet their birthing needs. That’s why today, in partnership with the Northeast Business Group on Health (NEBGH) and their hospital rating site ExpectNY, we are announcing that Yelp will begin displaying maternity care measures… Read more
Consumer Alerts: Spotting Shady Review Practices
Starting today, you’ll notice a new batch of Consumer Alerts, which will appear on 228 business pages. These alerts are Yelp’s warning to consumers that someone is attempting to mislead them through review manipulation like paying for fake 5-star reviews or spamming their own pages with positive reviews. Yelp exists to empower and protect consumers,… 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