“LinkedIn doesn’t care if we’re assaulted”: Sex workers speak out
LinkedIn now prohibits any posts or profiles that promote prostitution, but legal sex workers don’t see why they can’t network like any other business—especially when their safety is on the line.
On May 20, 2013 by Gaby Dunn
The worst Kitchen Nightmares ever claim they were hacked
Amy and Samy Bouzaglo need to step away from the computer, slowly.
On May 15, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Virginia Supreme Court overturns order to delete negative Yelp reviews
A woman’s negative Yelp reviews of a contracting business can stay online unless the contractor is able to prove libel, the Supreme Court of Virginia has ruled.
On Jan 3, 2013 by Jennifer Abel
Harvard professor creates a “Yelp for Democracy”
Rate your polling place at MyFairElection.com.
On Oct 30, 2012 by Kevin Collier
Bear hugging pizza guy rescued on Facebook
After a restaurant proprietor swept the president up into a bear hug, his restaurant’s Yelp reviews started to tank. Here’s what happened next.
On Sep 12, 2012 by Justin Franz
Trolled! Internet Comment Etiquette goes rogue on OK Cupid
According to the YouTube summary, “In today’s lesson, Erik smokes salvia and goes into an ethereal realm unknown by humans or most animals.”
On Aug 20, 2012 by [email protected]
Yelp! Internet Comment Etiquette trolls somebody
Erik Hoffstad restarts his hilarious and NSFW Web series, Internet Comment Etiquette, with his take on Yelp reviews and Carly Rae Jepsen.
On Aug 13, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Chick-fil-A earns hilarious, 5-star Yelp reviews from gay users
“Nothing fills our bellies after an athletic bout of scalding hot man-on-man full penetration intercourse like Chick-fil-A,” user Dan C. wrote.
On Aug 2, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
How much is a Yelp review really worth?
Backupify crunches the numbers to see what your tweets, check-ins, shares, and reviews could be worth.
On Apr 13, 2012 by Jennifer Abel
Yelp! A love story
Matthew and Leslie Lyon-House met three years ago through the social reviews site. They’re now married with a kid.
On Feb 14, 2012 by Austin Powell
Owner and waitress tell the Daily Dot their side of the Boners BBQ brouhaha
Boners BBQ folks regret having responded so publicly to a woman who he says stiffed them on a tip and then left a lousy Yelp review. But he didn’t do it unprovoked, he tells us.
On Jan 12, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
BBQ joint commits a Facebook fail in Yelp review response
Sure, the restaurant is named Boners. But even then you’d expect better.
On Jan 11, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Yelp lawsuit lands dentist one-star reviews
In this dentist office, anything you say and Yelp can be used against you in a court of law.
On Dec 2, 2011 by Kevin Collier
The coming reckoning will be downright hilarious
No Country for Old Men author’s prose style makes for wry parody on Yelp, Tumblr, and Twitter.
On Nov 7, 2011 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Google’s Zagat buy gets good reviews
Restaurants and other local businesses may get better writeups thanks to Google’s purchase of the storied guidebook brand.
On Sep 8, 2011 by Dave Copeland
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