Saturday, October 26, 2013

More about the Power of Yelp Reviews-- NY Times Archives

How much Yelp reviews can influence people...and how much their stock is worth now etc.


Yelp

YELP: NYSE; Cyclical Consumer Goods & Services/Media Diversified
News about Yelp, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

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Yelp Inc. connects people with great local businesses. Its users have contributed a total of approximately 36.0 million cumulative reviews of almost every type of local business, from restaurants, boutiques and salons to dentists, mechanics and plumbers. Its platform provides local businesses with a range of free and paid services, which help them to engage with consumers at moment when they are deciding where to spend their money. The Company generates revenue from local advertising, brand advertising and other services. Its products portfolio includes local business, national/brand advertisers and transaction partners. As of December 31, 2012, the Company was active in 53 Yelp markets in the United States and 44 Yelp markets internationally. Effective July 18, 2013, Yelp Inc acquired SeatMe Inc, which is a developer of restaurant and nightlife categories reservation applications.
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ARTICLES ABOUT YELP

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Give Yourself 5 Stars? Online, It Might Cost You
Give Yourself 5 Stars? Online, It Might Cost You
A yearlong investigation by New York regulators has resulted in the most comprehensive crackdown to date on deceptive reviews on the Internet.
September 23, 2013, Monday
This Week in Small Business: Half-Time Report
Is Yelp a bully? Or just misunderstood? Plus other highlights from the year’s first half.
July 01, 2013, Monday
Go the Same Way, or Go the Wrong Way
Go the Same Way, or Go the Wrong Way
Gone are the days when “conformist” was a slur. Now, if you’re not following the crowd of five-star dispensers, you are a tasteless, undiscriminating shlub.
May 5, 2013, Sunday
Study Finds Seafood is Often Mislabeled in New York
Oceana, an international ocean-protection group, found that 39 percent of the 142 samples of seafood they tested in New York were mislabeled.
December 11, 2012, Tuesday
Have You Thought About Soliciting a Yelp Review?
If so, you should know that the online review site is conducting sting operations to try to catch business owners who do.
October 18, 2012, Thursday
MORE ON YELP AND: Yelp, Small Business
Daily Report: Yelp Fights Fake Reviews With Shaming
Businesses caught soliciting favorable reviews are increasingly running the risk of getting slapped with a badge of shame, particularly on Yelp, David Streitfeld reports in Thursday's New York Times.
October 18, 2012, Thursday
MORE ON YELP AND: Yelp, E-Commerce, Consumer Behavior
Buy Reviews on Yelp, Get Black Mark
The guide to finding businesses or restaurants is working to end inaccurate listings.
October 18, 2012, Thursday
The Maker of BlackBerry Defends Its Smartphone
The chief executive of Research In Motion says the BlackBerry remains popular with many users.
October 18, 2012, Thursday
On The Internet: Getting A Taste of Fame
On Sunday, Scott Van Duzer became the Obama campaign's favorite Republican bench-pressing pizza-parlor owner when he lifted President Obama off the floor during a surprise hug in his Florida restaurant. The image made the front pages of newspapers around the country and immediately whizzed around the Internet. But on Monday, Mr. Van Duzer found that fame can be a complicated proposition. The Yelp profile page for his pizza place, which had only two reviews before Monday ("Love the Pizza, ...
September 11, 2012, Tuesday
In a Contrast, Yelp Shares Jump After a Lockup Period
7:28 p.m. | Updated with closing price. Yelp is shrugging off the social media slump.
August 30, 2012, Thursday
Yelp Surges After Lockup Expires
Shares rose 22.51 percent, its largest one-day gain since the company went public in March.
August 29, 2012, Wednesday
Did Yelp and TripAdvisor Push Google to Compete?
By buying Frommer's travel guides, Google has set competitors like Yelp and TripAdvisor on edge. But, as an analyst points out, Google is publishing its own reviews because its first attempts at collecting reviews also angered competitors.
August 16, 2012, Thursday
‘My Indifferent Waiter,’ a One-Man Show
‘My Indifferent Waiter,’ a One-Man Show
A new series of comedic Web videos uses the genre of Internet reviews to generate laughs.
August 2, 2012, Thursday
A YouTube Series: ‘Real Actors Read Yelp Reviews’
A YouTube Series: ‘Real Actors Read Yelp Reviews’
A new series of comedic Web videos uses the genre of Internet reviews to generate laughs.
August 01, 2012, Wednesday
Yelp Revenue Up 67% for Second Quarter
Yelp, the customer-reviews Web site, said it had signed up more advertisers in the second quarter and was raising its full-year revenue forecast.
August 01, 2012, Wednesday









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