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  1. Google Will Sell Zagat to Review Site the InfatuationThe popular upstart site will give the 40-year-old service a “healthy future.”
    By Clint Rainey
  2. barbaric yelp
    L.A. Restaurateur Responds to Yelpers With Threats of ViolenceOne-star Yelp reviewers could be “getting knocked into unconsciousness.”
    By Clint Rainey
  3. online reviews
    Chef Says Diners Are ‘Blackmailing’ Him to Avoid His Strict Reservation PolicyThe threat of a bad TripAdvisor review is very real.
    By Clint Rainey
  4. Google Is Reportedly Looking to Sell Off ZagatEven the search giant couldn’t make it compete with Yelp.
    By Clint Rainey
  5. online reviews
    Feds Blast New Wannabe-Yelp App That Pays Reviewers in CryptocurrencyMunchee wants to pay “food networkers” tokens for posting “stunning food pics.”
    By Clint Rainey
  6. barbaric yelp
    Yelpers Are Trashing a Restaurant That Resold Popeyes Chicken As Its Own“If you want Popeyes chicken … go to Popeyes.”
    By Clint Rainey
  7. news you can booze
    One Online Beer Reviewer Is Getting Absolutely Owned by a Craft BrewerThe maker of Evil Twin has spent the past five days mocking him on Facebook.
    By Clint Rainey
  8. barbaric yelp
    Obama Officially Protects Yelpers’ Right to Leave Terrible ReviewsHe signed the Consumer Review Fairness Act, banning lawsuits against customers.
    By Clint Rainey
  9. terrible customers
    Bold Customer Tries Leaving Restaurant One-Star Review After Skipping the BillFor the restaurant’s owner, revenge must feel good.
    By Clint Rainey
  10. Barbaric Yelp
    Restaurateur Admits Yelper Didn’t Poop PantsTalk about a Friday-afternoon news dump.
    By Clint Rainey
  11. Barbaric Yelp
    Restaurant Owner Accuses Angry Yelper of Pooping Her Pants During Happy Hour“Never return to any of our establishments until you are potty trained.”
    By Clint Rainey
  12. Lawsuits
    France Fined Someone $8,000 for Writing a Bad Review of an Unopened RestaurantIt’s hard for the food to be “very overrated” when it wasn’t even being served yet.
    By Clint Rainey
  13. Barbaric Yelp
    Yet Another Restaurateur Has Accused Yelp of Tweaking ReviewsApparently, one chef claims, Yelp will punish you if you don’t buy ads.
    By Clint Rainey
  14. Bad Trip
    Someone Created a Fake Restaurant to Prove That TripAdvisor’s Reviews AreIt’s not any better than Yelp.
    By Clint Rainey
  15. Rants
    Another Restaurant Owner Posted a Crazy Facebook Rant After Getting a Bad YelpNot good for business.
    By Clint Rainey
  16. Lawsuits
    Court Says There’s No Proof Yelp Forced Companies to Pay Money to RemoveThe site’s controversial business practices get another pass.
    By Clint Rainey
  17. Barbaric Yelp
    Restaurant Calls Out Lying Yelper by Posting Surveillance FootageAmmunition for the anti-Yelp documentary.
    By Clint Rainey
  18. Yelp
    Chef Shames ‘Insulting,’ ‘Entitled’ Customers on“Shout out to these two winners for seating themselves with no reservations, insulting and berating our staff … “
    By Clint Rainey
  19. Lawsuits
    Yelp Is Suing a Start-Up That Promises to Flood the Site With Positive ReviewsYelp’s lawyers say this suit is in the public’s best interest.
    By Clint Rainey
  20. Cooking Up A Storm
    A Cafe’s Facebook Page Turned Into a ‘War Zone’ After a CookThey’re getting an surge of overwhelmingly negative reviews.
    By Clint Rainey
  21. Barbaric Yelp
    Yelp Sides With the Chef Who Facebook-Stalked an Online ReviewerNow the customer who penned the one-star post has been banned.
    By Clint Rainey
  22. Everyone’s A Critic
    The NYPD Thinks a Yelper May Have Smoke-Bombed Bar Pitti“They’re looking for stuff like, ‘This place sucks and I’m going to blow this f–king place up.’”
    By Clint Rainey
  23. Yelp Wanted
    This Craigslist Ad Is Looking for People Who Will Post Fake Yelp Reviews for“All you have to do is copy the comments and place a 5 star review.”
    By Clint Rainey
  24. Hated It
    California Makes It Illegal to Sue People for Posting Nasty Yelp ReviewsThe first, and probably not last, state to do this.
    By Clint Rainey
  25. Barbaric Yelp
    Will Yelp Manipulate Ratings Now That the Court Says It Can?If it’s “not unlawful” for Yelp to “post and sequence the reviews,” why not?
    By Clint Rainey
  26. Barbaric Yelp
    French Chefs Launched a Petition to Ban Negative Online ReviewsMore than 1,700 people have signed it.
    By Clint Rainey
  27. Barbaric Yelp
    Someone Is Writing a Novel in Yelp Reviews“I would recommend Volo Coffeehouse to anyone in Philadelphia who is going on an OKCupid date with a woman who has committed voter fraud.”
    By Clint Rainey
  28. Bigotry
    Yelpers Made That Anti-Gay Texas Diner Into a Highly Rated Gay Bar“I hear the owner offers discounts to men in chaps.”
    By Clint Rainey
  29. Everyone’s a Critic
    People Post More Negative Restaurant Reviews When the Weather Is MiserableBaby, it’s cold outside, so give that soup zero stars.
    By Hugh Merwin
  30. Slander
    Posting Negative Yelp Reviews Can Get You SuedRecent lawsuits and investigations could affect how the social network does business.
    By Hugh Merwin
  31. Mediavore
    DPH Inconsistency; South Koreans To Eat More RicePlus: More restaurants offer deals for families; a California restaurant angles for Yelp reviews
    By Helen Rosner