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Virginia woman is sued over her Yelp review

Washington Post - Angered by what she thought was shoddy work on her home, Fairfax resident Jane Perez did what has become the go-to form of retail vengeance in the Internet age: She logged on to Yelp and posted scathing reviews of the D.C. firm that did the job.

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-Mezzo-4152d ago

If the accusations were indeed fake, i think she should be thought a lesson.

Crazyglues4151d ago

Well saying jewelry was stolen with no proof is a false accusation, but the rest is a matter of opinion.. she felt he did a sloppy job and that's her opinion so that's a tough call..

As that's kind of freedom of speech and you should be able to say how you feel about a job someone did for you..

SKUD4151d ago

Its a two way street. Sad part is when both consumer and business abuse it. However, there needs to be a safe forum for consumers to honestly share valuable information experiences. A very high percentage of business WILL screw you over with a smile on their faces.

DivineHand1254151d ago

If they can't handle criticism then why bother have a public customer feedback on their website.

SnakeCQC4151d ago

wow what happened to freedom of speech! the women wrote her experience on a review site! this case is messed up

UnwanteDreamz4150d ago

Freedom of speach does not mean you can just say anything you want. People are so ignorant of common sense. Ever heard of slander or libel?

SnakeCQC4150d ago

it does gives you the right to share your experience on a review site

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Yelp now has restaurant hygiene scores because restaurants can’t be trusted

Yelp is in the process of adding hygiene scores to its popular restaurant ratings. The site announced that beginning today, July 24, it’s starting to feature these scores alongside reviews, photos, and other information for the locations

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Yelp Explores The World of Robotic Food Delivery

The upcoming robot apocalypse has never looked more delicious.  While our future evil robot overlords might not be made out of food, they can at least deliver us our last meals before they exterminate us, all thanks to Yelp! Ok, time to be serious.  Yelp recently announced it partnered with the San Francisco robotics company Marble.

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sonicwrecks2559d ago

I'm suddenly reminded of the R.A.L.F robot from Flight of the Navigator.

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Yelp will soon let you skip the line at restaurants thanks to Nowait partnership

Yelp and Nowait announced a partnership that will enable Yelp users to check nearby restaurants’ wait times and “get in line” remotely from the Yelp app. Yelp will be making an $8 million strategic investment as part of the partnership, which was announced as part as Yelp’s 2Q earnings release yesterday.

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