I've heard anecdotal evidence of this behavior in NYC as well. A good friend explained his experience with a Yelp salesperson as a thinly-veiled shakedown. He didn't take the bait and is staunchly anti-Yelp at this point.
Personally I rely on Yelp when I travel for business but I use it like any intelligent person should use a review site - with deep skepticism and concerted effort given to spot instances of manipulation and fanaticism. Kinda like I use Slashdot!
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I've heard anecdotal evidence of this behavior in NYC as well. A good friend explained his experience with a Yelp salesperson as a thinly-veiled shakedown. He didn't take the bait and is staunchly anti-Yelp at this point. Personally I rely on Yelp when I travel for business but I use it like any intelligent person should use a review site - with deep skepticism and concerted effort given to spot instances of manipulation and fanaticism. Kinda like I use Slashdot!
they DO have a runner? and I SHOULD buy now?
I think this opinion sacks