Business
Yelp grows in Europe with $50-million Qype deal; stock soars
Oct. 24, 2012
It could be said that Yelp creates a problem for businesses and then offers to fix it — for a price.
April 3, 2014
Yelp Inc., the San Francisco-based review website, watched its stock surge Wednesday after announcing its $50-million purchase of Qype, a similar European site that will help Yelp’s global expansion The stock touched $27.65 a share a share in trading Wednesday, a 15.2% increase from Tuesday’s close.
Opinion
Letters: Yelp’s reviewers
May 7, 2013
A merchant is told by Yelp that for a fee, troubling ads on the site can be made to go away. A Yelp spokesman says what was meant is that the merchant ‘could buy out the ad space on your own page.’
March 31, 2014
Technology and the Internet
Local reviews site Yelp will begin featuring content -- including review snippets and photos -- on Microsoft Bing Local search pages.
June 14, 2012
Tempers flare at Yelp’s town hall for small business owners in L.A.
Aug. 21, 2013
Yelp gets an earful from L.A. business owners
At a town hall meeting organized by Yelp, small-business owners slam the review website, complaining about aggressive ad sales tactics and bogus reviews that hurt sales.
Yelp begins featuring content on Bing Local search pages