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It's worth pointing out that Google shamelessly cloned Yelp and funnels everyone into using their clone when they search for restaurants. If Yelp is in desper
by soup10 7y ago
It's worth pointing out that Google shamelessly cloned Yelp and funnels everyone into using their clone when they search for restaurants. If Yelp is in desperate spot its because Google put them there.
- qes 7y agoGoogle also did it better, but that's just my opinion.
- RHSeeger 7y agoThey're still pretty bad https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/20/18693144/google-maps-fake-business-listings-investigation-report https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/20/18693144/google-maps-fake...
- rurp 7y agoMost companies face stiff competition and that's no reason to excuse immoral behavior. Not to mention that Google tried to acquire Yelp and was turned down. Either Yelp's plan to take on Google always included copious dark patterns, or their earlier plans totally failed and this is what they've fallen back on. Either way Yelp can't die soon enough.
- soup10 7y agoWhat are you talking about stiff competition? Google just lazily cloned it and hijack the results of restaurant searches so they win by default.
- monitorman 7y agoYou challenge that it is stiff competition in your first sentence, then you define that Google is, indeed, stiff competition in your second.
- soup10 7y agoHijacking search results because they are sour the Yelp deal didn't go their way isn't competing LOL. They've already been fined billions for similar behavior.
- goobynight 7y agoThey own the search results. Google isn't a public utility that gets hijacked. Yelp can start their own search competitor if they enjoy(ed) the synergy.
- soup10 7y agoEU regulators disagree.
- linguistbreaker 7y agoThey could have just done a better job and not been shady. Not that hard really.
- LoSboccacc 7y agothe moment became apparent that bad review removal (or yelp "sorting" them to the very bottom) was available to paying users yelp lost my trust. they don't have anyone else to blame for that.