Very interesting articles about Yelp. I personally know some people at Yelp and they vehemently deny that this happens but it does make you wonder when so many people step forward with the same story.
February 18, 2009 - Yelp and the Business of Extortion 2.0
March 18, 2009 - Yelp Extortion Allegations Stack Up
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Showing posts with label review. Show all posts
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Yelp Accused of Extortion
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Yelp user faces lawsuit over negative review
Well this is pretty damn crazy. Who knew you could get sued for giving someone a bad review on Yelp? Doesn't surprise me though because honestly, what can't you sue for?
San Franciscan Christopher Norberg went to a chiropractor after being injured in a car accident in 2006. After a disagreement with the chiropractor over billing, he posted a negative review of the business on Yelp suggesting that the doctor was dishonest. Now he is facing a defamation lawsuit that could chill self-expression on the popular gripe Web site.
"If Christopher loses then anyone on Yelp who writes a negative review better be careful," said Michael Blacksburg, an attorney representing Norberg. "This strikes at the heart of Yelp's business model and other Web sites that provide a bulletin board for people to state what they think of businesses in their community."
"This is clearly Christopher Norberg's version of conversations with the doctor relating to a billing dispute and his opinion of how the doctor was behaving," Blacksburg said on Tuesday. "This is clear opinion that falls squarely within constitutionally protected speech."
Eric Nordskog, the attorney for chiropractor Steven Biegel, said the case comes down to whether Norberg's comments are considered statements of fact or opinions.
via cnet News
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
2008: A Year in Review
SF Crime - List of all the homicides with a map of 2007 & 2008s homicides
11 Gadgets to Rock Your New Year's Eve
Associate Press Best Moments of 2008
Wired.com's 10 Best Galleries of 2008
Wired Science's 13 Most Popular Stories of 2008
The Seven Best Capers of 2008
6 New Web Technologies of 2008 You Need to Use Now
TIME's Best Inventions of 2008
50 Best Websites 2008
HuffPo's Top 10 YouTube Videos of 2008
Did You Know - 2008 Edition
Here's to Luck in the New Year
Top 5 Goals of 2008
A little more broad than just 2008, but his term ends so here's a wrap up
Letterman's Top 10 George Bush moments
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
JibJab - 2008 Year in Review
Definitely wasn't as impressed with JibJab's video this year when compared to the videos of years past. You can see the 2007 video HERE.
It must be December - snow is falling, children are writing letters to Santa and we're dragging 2008 through the mud in our all-singing, all-dancing, all-out year-in-review. Baby New Year '08 takes you on a tour of all of the good, bad, and worse the past year had to offer, all at breakneck speed. We're giving society a primo wedgie - everyone watch, point and laugh!
Monday, October 27, 2008
Year's Best Gadgets, Gizmos & Products
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