- Companies Under Investigation Over Fake Reviews
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Monday, June 22, 2015
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a probe into t ...
- Amazon Sues Over Fake Reviews
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 9, 2015
For the first time in its 20-year history, Amazon has sued operato ...
- Google Takes 5-Star Product Ratings To U.K., France, Germany
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, March 26, 2015
Google's little gold stars that show how consumers rate products will n ...
- FTC Staff Reportedly Wanted To Bring Antitrust Case Against Google
Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Thursday, March 19, 2015
Some staff at the Federal Trade Commission wanted to bring an antitru ...
- Judge Puts Kibosh On Strategy To Squelch Reviews
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Friday, March 6, 2015
Several years ago, an outfit called Medical Justice must have thought ...
- FTC Says Company Deceived Consumers With Ads Touting Good Reviews
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, February 27, 2015
AmeriFreight, a company that transports cars, allegedly boasted in its ads th ...
- Yelp Takes Aim At Fake Review Purveyors
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Yelp has sued three Web site operators who allegedly tout their abili ...
- Facebook Test Adds Place Tips To News Feed
Social Media & Marketing Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Friday, January 30, 2015
Facebook is testing a new service that pops place-based information right in ...
- Yelp Says It Won't Face FTC Complaint Over Ad Practices
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Review site Yelp says that the Federal Trade Commission has closed ...
- Yelp Revenue Rises 57% In Third Quarter
Mobile Marketing Daily, Mark Walsh - Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Yelp enjoyed strong sales growth in the third quarter, but a weaker-than-expect ...
- Yelp Adds Hotel Bookings, Wineries
Mobile Marketing Daily, Mark Walsh - Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Yelp on Tuesday announced that users can now use the ratings a ...
- BBB Appellate Panel Says Web Reviews Don't Support 'Most Recommended' Ad Boast
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Euro-Pro's ads for the Shark vacuum cleaner shouldn't boast it's the "mo ...
- FTC Charges Yelp With Violating Children's Privacy Rules
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Yelp has agreed to pay $450,000 to settle charges that its mobi ...
- Business Owners Can't Revive 'Payola' Lawsuit Against Yelp
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Siding with Yelp, a federal appellate court on Tuesday ruled that busine ...
- Yelp Conned Local Businesses For Profit, Suit Claims
Around the Net In Media, Gavin O'Malley - Thursday, August 7, 2014
Yelp is facing a class action lawsuit, which accuses the local busine ...
- Get Positive In Social -- And Let The Haters Hate
London Blog, Sean Hargrave - Monday, August 4, 2014
British businesses are now rating their number one digital concern as deali ...
- Digital Rights Group Backs Yelp In Unmasking Battle
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Monday, August 4, 2014
People who post anonymous reviews are entitled to the same protections ...
- Yelp Posts Surprise Profit, Revs Up 61%
Mobile Marketing Daily, Mark Walsh - Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Yelp reported a 61% gain in revenue in the second quarter, whi ...
- Yelp Launches Video In App
Mobile Marketing Daily, Mark Walsh - Monday, July 28, 2014
Ahead of its second-quarter earnings report this week, Yelp on Monday introduc ...
- Yelp Luring Developers By Lowering Data Limits
Around the Net In Media, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Yelp just increased the limit on its API for sourcing local informati ...
- Yelp Submits Formal Complaint Against Google
Around the Net in Search Marketing, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Local search and review site Yelp has submitted a complaint against Google ...
- Virginia Supreme Court To Decide Whether To Unmask Yelp Reviewers
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Virginia's highest state court has agreed to decide whether a small-business own ...
- BBB: Shark Can't Base 'Most Recommended' Claims On Web Reviews
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, June 12, 2014
Euro-Pro can't advertise Shark as "America's most recommended" vacuum cleaner when t ...
- Shopzilla Merges Business Units Under Programmatic Connexity Brand
MediaDailyNews, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, June 9, 2014
Shopzilla plans to announce Monday the integration of its three marketing busine ...
- Yoplait Should Tell Bloggers To Disclose Gift Cards, Per Better Business Bureau
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, June 4, 2014
General Mills should instruct bloggers receiving $4 gift cards to disclose th ...
- Magnetic Acquires Retargeting Startup Cognitive Match
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Magnetic has acquired Cognitive Match for an undisclosed sum. Using rules-based log ...
- Yelp Venturing Into Video
Around the Net in Mobile, Gavin O'Malley - Thursday, May 22, 2014
Making a big move into video, Yelp will soon let users uplo ...
- Yelp Said To Add Free Restaurant Reservation Service
Mobile Marketing Daily, Mark Walsh - Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Yelp on Tuesday launched a reservation service that would be free ...
- Yelp Revenue Up 66%, Propelled By Local Ad Biz
Mobile Marketing Daily, Mark Walsh - Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Yelp on Tuesday reported a 66% increase in revenue to $76.4 milli ...
- 25 Google Tactics To Build A Better Mobile Web Site
SearchBlog, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, April 25, 2014
Mobile users are goal-driven. They launch an application or Web browser ...