Yelp launches Yelp Platform to enter world of on-demand delivery

Re:Yelp launches Yelp Platform to enter world of on-demand d... by loceng on Tuesday July 09, 2013 @03:22PM (#6014702)

This would be counter to their apparent extortion model of being able to "fix reviews" if you're a paying business.

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Re:Yelp launches Yelp Platform to enter world of on-demand d... by _k on Tuesday July 09, 2013 @04:20PM (#6015153)

Is that something they still do ?

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Re:Yelp launches Yelp Platform to enter world of on-demand d... by saosebastiao on Tuesday July 09, 2013 @04:27PM (#6015199)

Even if they didn't, how would we know? I have seen countless 1-star reviews of restaurants that I have visited where the content of the review is just bizarre: incorrect names of people, items that aren't on the menu, server practices that are completely out of the ordinary, etc. I can't help but think they are the result of a desperate Yelp ad salesman who wants to burn someone for not buying.

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Re:Yelp launches Yelp Platform to enter world of on-demand d... by loceng on Tuesday July 09, 2013 @06:09PM (#6015942)

Might be nice way to get a competitor ranked lower - whereby hiring people to create bad reviews of your top competitors ...

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Re:Yelp launches Yelp Platform to enter world of on-demand d... by snotthrowaway on Tuesday July 09, 2013 @08:28PM (#6016624)

Yes. But only if you believe the near endless stories of available online.

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