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This site wants to be the Yelp for weed

Launched in 2010, Leafly lets users search for and rate not only different strains of pot but also marijuana dispensaries and delivery services

On Feb 1, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

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Yelpers review Yelp on Yelp, because Yelp

Talk about meta: This Yelp page for reviewing Yelp is a black hole into which you will gladly fall. 

On Jan 24, 2014 by Brendan O'Connor

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Finally, a vacation site that tells you where the hot, promiscuous ladies are

It's what Hemingway would have used.

On Jan 15, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Yelp reviewers’ scathing criticisms outed by Virginia court

Your negative Yelp reviews might not be as safe as you thought. 

On Jan 9, 2014 by Gaby Dunn

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Do you have what it takes to become a professional toilet reviewer?

Hey, a byline is a byline.

On Nov 14, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Yelpers equate review writing to slavery, file class-action lawsuit

Should Yelp compensate its reviewers?

On Nov 1, 2013 by Tim Sampson

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New York cracks down on businesses that review themselves online

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announces that companies will pay $350,000 in fines for "astroturfing." 

On Sep 23, 2013 by Miles Klee

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A Yelp journey to find the best Arby’s in America

Around the country, Arby's have improbably high reviews on Yelp. I decided to put the chain restaurant to the test. 

On Sep 4, 2013 by Kevin Morris

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Tailor and writer butt heads in war of bad reviews

A full-blown war of words is narrowly averted.

On Aug 19, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Groupon sales manager threatens restaurant with negative Yelp reviews

If you're going to threaten someone, at least make sure you don't do it in writing.

On Aug 19, 2013 by Fidel Martinez

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Dentist who fined customers for bad Yelp reviews goes AWOL

Stacy Makhnevich's lawyers say that after she provoked the Internet's wrath, they haven't seen her for months.

On Jul 29, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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George Zimmerman’s gym is taking a beating on Yelp

The jury is still determining what happened in the fight between George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin. But on Yelp, the battle's one-sided.

On Jul 10, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Yelp puts bacon, yuppies, and hipsters on high alert

Yelp's new "Wordmap" feature helps you find the patterns—and the hipsters—behind the reviews.

On Jul 2, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger

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Yelp sues to shut down site that sells fake Yelp reviews

Yelp is fighting to close down BuyYelpReviews.com, a site that allegedly sells phony Yelp reviews to small businesses.

On Jun 26, 2013 by Kevin Morris

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Facebook is getting old

In every sense of the word, the biggest social network in the world is showing signs of old age.

On Jun 12, 2013 by Tim Sampson