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• #News

For the first time, we are informing our community of users and business owners about important updates we’re making to Yelp’s recommendation software. You can learn more about our recommendation software here. For decades now, online reviews have helped us make informed decisions on what products to buy, where to stay when traveling, who to… Read more

• #News, #Careers

The fast transition to working from home in March of 2020 wasn’t an easy one – from procuring thousands of laptops for our sales force and additional equipment for the rest of our employees, to learning how to work across teams remotely. Following the initial scramble during those first few weeks, our employees worked hard… Read more

• #Product, #Impact, #Consumer Advocacy

As consumers look for ways to continue supporting their favorite local businesses, their personal health and safety remains a critical part of the decision making process. And for businesses, we know it’s especially important to efficiently communicate their current service offerings and health and safety practices to customers — in fact, we saw consumer interest… Read more

• #News, #Impact, #Public Policy

Eight weeks ago, the United States Department of Justice brought a historic antitrust suit against Google. This morning, a bipartisan group of thirty-eight state attorneys general has followed with their own suit, zeroing in on how Google manipulates its search results to illegally maintain its general search monopoly. (Read the full lawsuit HERE.) The bipartisan… Read more

• #News

Yelp, the company that connects people with great local businesses, today announced it has deposited $10 million of its cash reserves with minority-owned financial institutions that support Black and underserved communities, including Broadway Federal Bank (Broadway), Carver Federal Savings Bank (Carver) and Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Company (Citizens Savings Bank).

Behind the Review: A New Podcast Brought to You by Yelp and Entrepreneur Media

• #BusinessOwners, #BehindtheReview

It’s no secret that customers want to have a positive experience and that business owners want to receive positive reviews. With that in mind, Yelp is partnering with Entrepreneur, a leading publication for entrepreneurs and small business owners, to dig a little deeper on both accounts in a new podcast called Behind the Review. Hosted… Read more

• #Community, #News, #Public Policy

The Department of Justice has taken a critical first step in confronting Google’s anticompetitive abuses and monopoly power in search.   Today, when a mom does a search for a pediatrician on Google, instead of being matched with the best information from across the web she is unwittingly steered to Google’s “house” product, which has objectively… Read more