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Yelp is a social networking website that accepts user reviews about local merchants (e.g. restaurants, nightclubs, bars, retail stores), professional services, and cultural venues in their community. As of June 2007, the website was receiving over 4.5 million unique visitors per month. Quantcast: Yelp Traffic
On April 9, 2009, Yelp sent an email to some of their more active users to announce a new feature that would allow businesses to comment on the reviews about them. Previously, businesses were unable to comment on reviews, but were free to contact the reviewer directly through Yelp. According to Salon, the business commenting feature will launch in about two weeks.Salon: Yelp to let businesses comment publicly (April 9, 2009)
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- A Web 2.0 company
- One of the top United States websites based on traffic
- Users of Yelp are also known as Yelpers
- Launch Date: October 13, 2004
- Founders: Jeremy Stoppelman and Russel Simmons
- COO: Geoff Donaker
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Employees: Approximately 70
- Founders were early PayPal employees
- Most Active Yelp Cities: San Francisco, Boston, New York City, [[Washington DC|Washington D.C., San Diego, Los Angeles
- Beginning in April 2009, businesses will be able to leave comments on reviews of their businessSalon: Yelp to let businesses comment publicly (April 9, 2009)
- Previously businesses could only contact the reviewer through YelpSalon: Yelp to let businesses comment publicly (April 9, 2009)
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Yelp was founded in 2004 by Jeremy Stoppelman and Russel Simmons. Both were early employees of the online transaction service PayPal. Yelp received $6 million initially, and $10 million more during their second round of funding. In 2008, they received another $15 million in funding which was used to open an office in Manhattan. -
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View All Yelp Questions (7) | Ask a Questionwhats the best kind of dog for a small Manhattan apartment that doesnt shed too much, or yelp too loudly? (14 Answers)The Dog Breed Info Center ( http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/apartment.htm ) has a nice list of dog breeds that do well in apartments. This list does not allow you to narrow down the ... read moreAre sub-domains or directories better in terms of seo for a local service in different cities? (5 Answers)These days, there isn't much of a distinction between subdomains and directories to the search engines. Rather, either one can be used to help correctly categorize the content on the ... read moreWhat are the five best sushi bars in New York? (1 Answer)Gayot says: 1. BondSt 2. 15 East 3. Geisha 4. Kuruma Zushi 5. Le Miu read more
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Salon: Yelp to let businesses comment publicly on reviews
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New York Times: Yelp Gives Small Businesses a Louder Voice
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CNET: Businesses may publicly respond to reviews
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Chicago Sun Times: Chicago proprietors add to Yelp allegations
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CNN Money: "Business paradigm shifts and free tequila shots" (2007)
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Mashable: "Yelp - Local Business Reviews" (2006)
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