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Review site Yelp under fire in business’ lawsuits (AP)

Posted by admin on Friday, March 19, 2010, 10:40
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This image shows a Yelp web site on a computer screen in Los Angeles Thursday March 18, 2010. Yelp, one of the most popular, fast-growing online review sites, has been hit by several lawsuits from small businesses claiming they've been pressured to advertise so that Yelp will squash negative reviews users have posted about them. Yelp denies the claims, but exactly what happened may never be known.  (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)AP – Yelp, one of the most popular Web sites that let people post opinions about restaurants, shops and local services, is being sued by several small businesses that claim they’ve been pressured to advertise on the site in exchange for getting negative reviews squashed.

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