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BBB is bullshit, agreed, but Yelp has made recent attempts to dispel the accusations of extortion, see http://www.yelp.com/advertiser_faq http://www.yelp.com/ad
by jmckib 12y ago
BBB is bullshit, agreed, but Yelp has made recent attempts to dispel the accusations of extortion, see http://www.yelp.com/advertiser_faq http://www.yelp.com/advertiser_faq. This includes an independent academic study, http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2293164%20 http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2293164%2....
I'm not claiming this evidence is conclusive (I haven't looked at it closely enough), but it's worth being aware of before making accusations like that.
- darkstar999 12y agoI only read the abstract of that paper, but it doesn't address the extortion. It only addresses _user_ fraud, such as leaving a bad rating on a competitor. It doesn't address the fact that Yelp can manipulate reviews however they please, as the court ruled.
- jmckib 12y agoYou're right that the abstract doesn't mention it, but check out section 3.4.