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Re:Yelp.com Stands Accused of Acting Like a "Modern-Day Mafia" by rmorrison on Friday April 23, 2010 @01:32PM (#1288806)
The company, which has yet to turn a profit despite astounding popularity

Really? How is this possible?

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Re:Yelp.com Stands Accused of Acting Like a "Modern-Day Mafia" by AlexBlom on Friday April 23, 2010 @02:46PM (#1289111)
It's a tech startup silly. Are you suggesting these companies focus on making money??????

What the hell are you smoking!!!

*sarcasm

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Re:Yelp.com Stands Accused of Acting Like a "Modern-Day Mafia" by sliverstorm on Friday April 23, 2010 @04:00PM (#1289313)
They obviously haven't figured out how to effectively monetize the site, which IMHO makes accusations that they are trying to get companies to 'subscribe' all the more plausible.
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