Yelp Strikes Back - Neatorama

Watch out you sneaky Yelpers, the website is now out to get you. Apparently people have been using Yelp to make a quick buck. Users will rise to the rank of “elite reviewer” then people will pay them to review their place, restaurant, or what have you. Now the website is striking back.

Yelp is placing fake Craigslist ads that promise good reviews for money. Any business caught trying to buy reviews is publicly shamed for 90 days with a warning that informs users of their dastardly deeds.

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The flip side of the coin is malicious and false negative reviews left by competitors (or people doing it for the lulz): they do impact a business, and it's frustrating for the business owner not to have any meaningful way to counter.

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Now how do we publicly shame Yelp for fostering this in the first place?

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This is marvelously devious!

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Why stop at 90 days?

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Now they need to do something about Yelp crews that threaten businesses with bad reviews if they do not get free stuff.

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British satirical magazine Private Eye has had a feature like this for years. They tend to be British political and pop culture figures, but they're often hilarious. They make it more funny by swapping the names under the pictures:
http://www.private-eye.co.uk/sections.php?section_link=lookalikes&lookalike=110
http://www.private-eye.co.uk/sections.php?section_link=lookalikes&lookalike=105 (ex-London Mayor Ken Livingstone)

(hint: change the 110 at the end of the URL to go back and look at the old entries.)

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The one about Donatella Versace is hilarious.

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Nah, Bob totally looks like Vincent Price these days.

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Where is the one with space cadet G.W and Uranus?

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Dylan's looking like a cross between John Carradine and Vincent Price. Either way, I could still see him tying some beautiful young maiden to the railroad tracks.

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Glenn Close as Robocop, nice.

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