- Google Still Searching For That Authentic Voice
SearchBlog, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, August 6, 2013
First came Patch, an AOL online project encouraging locals to become reporte ...
- Yelp Revenue Surges 69% On Local, Mobile Gains
Online Media Daily, Mark Walsh - Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Yelp reported a 69% gain in revenue in the second quarter, fuel ...
- Appeals Court Questions Merchants, Yelp In 'Payola' Case
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Sunday, July 14, 2013
Merchants seeking to revive their "extortion" lawsuit against the Yelp faced so ...
- Merchants, Yelp To Face Off In 9th Circuit Over 'Payola' Charge
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, July 10, 2013
A group of merchants suing Yelp for "extortion" are expected to fa ...
- Yelp Adds Transactions, Allows Ordering Direct To Local Businesses
Mobile Marketing Daily, Steve Smith - Wednesday, July 10, 2013
In a major revision to its service and business model, one ...
- Yelp Influences Local Buying
Online Media Daily, Mark Walsh - Thursday, June 27, 2013
More than half (51%) of Yelp users make local purchase decisions aft ...
- Bad Reviews Are Good For Your Business
Marketing Daily, Steve Hurn - Friday, May 24, 2013
When it comes to the products and services you provide, shoppers a ...
- Mobile Growth Boosts Yelp
Online Media Daily, Mark Walsh - Thursday, May 2, 2013
Facebook isn't the only company making strides in mobile. Yelp on Wednesd ...
- Guardian's N0tice Offers Free Mapping Tool
Around the Net In OMD Europe, Nina Lentini - Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Maptastica has already been used internally by the Guardian to create ...
- Trust Critical For Web Sites, Social Pages, Paid-Search Ads, Content
SearchBlog, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Marketers should take trust levels into consideration when optimizing a Web si ...
- Yelp Releasing 'Revenue Estimator' For Small Businesses
Around the Net In Online Marketing, Gavin O'Malley - Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Yelp is rolling out a feature that it claims can quantify t ...
- AOL Strengthens Brand Group, Acquires gdgt
Online Media Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Building up its newly formed "Brand Group," AOL has acquired electronics revi ...
- Yelp Revenue Up 65%, Mobile Helps Spike
Online Media Daily, Mark Walsh - Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Yelp reported its fourth-quarter revenue climbed 65% on local advertising growth buoy ...
- Foursquare Gets Voice Media Content
MediaDailyNews, Erik Sass - Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Foursquare is getting access to content from Voice Media Group, which publish ...
- Consumer Review Said To Be THE Most Powerful Purchase Influence
Research Brief, Jack Loechner - Wednesday, January 16, 2013
According to a just released study from Weber Shandwick with KRC Researc ...
- Google Ramps Up Shopping Tools
Online Media Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Google just announced the addition of Shortlists to Google Shopping, allowing consume ...
- Yelp To Buy Qype, Revs Up 19%
Online Media Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Yelp agreed to buy Qype -- its biggest European rival -- f ...
- Yelp Posts Strong Q2
Around the Net In Online Marketing, Gavin O'Malley - Thursday, August 2, 2012
Faring better than some other Internet stocks, Yelp reported strong second-quarter earnin ...
- Mobile Shoppers More Likely Product 'Evangelists'
Online Media Daily, Mark Walsh - Tuesday, July 24, 2012
A new survey by mobile ad network Greystripe suggests mobile shoppers a ...
- Problems With Google+ Local Harm Small Businesses
Online Media Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Businesses building online reputations through Google+, Facebook and Twitter, along with sear ...
- Media Source Debuts Aggregated Reviews Site
Around the Net In Media, Phyllis Fine - Wednesday, June 20, 2012
The company behind review publications like Library Journal, School Library Journal a ...
- Google+ Local Rolls With Zagat Recommendations, Reviews
Online Media Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Google provided free recommendations and reviews from Zagat on Wednesday, serving ...
- Business Owners Seek To Revive Payola Lawsuit Against Yelp
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, May 4, 2012
A group of local business owners are asking an appellate court ...
- Contractor Seeks To Unmask Commenter Who Questioned Reviews
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 26, 2012
It's no secret that online review sites might have given people f ...
- Does Yelp Fleece Advertisers?
Around the Net In Online Marketing, Gavin O'Malley - Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Does Yelp overcharge advertisers? VentureBeat -- which reports that the business revi ...
- Mobile Acts As Megaphone For Review Sites, Search Engines
Online Media Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, October 27, 2011
Consumers tend to give as much credibility to information found on revi ...
- Legal Diet: Yelp Sued For Defamation
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, September 26, 2011
A Miami-based company that delivers meals has sued the review site Ye ...
- That #&%$ Negative Review Comment
Around the Net in Search Marketing, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, September 21, 2011
While most comments on review sites appear to be constructive, Neil Pat ...
- Google Buys Zagat To Support Mobile Local
Online Media Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, September 8, 2011
Google acquired the review and ratings service Zagat Survey, known for supporti ...
- Believing In Testimonials
Around the Net in Search Marketing, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, September 1, 2011
Since recommendations continue as an important form of referral, Kristi Hines p ...