Entries from Search Engine Roundtable tagged with 'reviews'

Yelp Sued Over Accepting Money For Removing Negative Reviews

A WebmasterWorld thread has discussion around the allegations that Yelp has been burying negative reviews in exchange for advertising dollars. MediaPost writes: A California veterinary center has sued review site Yelp for allegedly promising to bury bad reviews in exchange...

Is Yelp.com Paying for Positive Comments?

Yelp.com, the review site, is reported to have been engaging in some shady activity with business owners. In one example quoted by the linked article, a business owner was told by telemarketers that if she paid $300, reviews can be...

Google Maps Supports User Generated Reviews

According to a Google Groups post, Maps Guide Brian has informed us that users can now write reviews for businesses in eleven countries. The catch: you need a Google account to do so. To write a review for a business,...

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