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Re:Layoffs hit Quora by asiachick on Friday January 24, 2020 @07:43PM (#22143763)
I haven't used Yelp in years. AFAIK it's a USA only thing. Most other countries I've visited there are far more reviews on Google than Yelp. No idea how I can trust either of them (the reviews, not the companies) Yelp, yes the writing is on the wall.

An no, google didn't steal anything from yelp. They just let users review places and post pictures.

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Re:Layoffs hit Quora by ghaff on Saturday January 25, 2020 @07:15AM (#22145953)
Yelp isn’t USA only but it definitely tends to be a lot thinner outside the US then inside.

TripAdvisor also has somewhat reasonable coverage internationally.

In my experience, none of these sites are great but they’re probably better than walking into a random restaurant.

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Re:Layoffs hit Quora by therealcamino on Saturday January 25, 2020 @03:22AM (#22145371)
Yes, Google entered into a settlement with the FTC in 2013 for, among other things, scraping sites like Yelp and presenting the info directly in search results. Google didn't have any of their own reviews at the time.

"In its 2013 settlement, the FTC ruled against Google on scraping. Rivals can now opt out of having their content lifted, without fear of being demoted in the search rankings."

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/mar/20/google-il...

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