15
articles
2012–2014
on Search Engine Watch
Industry
most covered
Author

Pierre Zarokian

2014

Local

Court Rules Yelp May Demand Money for Adding and Removing Reviews

A recent court ruling indicates Yelp would be in the clear if it tampered with the ratings of businesses that…

11 Sep 2014

Local

Yelp Trends Reveals What’s Hot or Not Locally, But Beware of Unreliable Data

Yelp Trends works like any search engine, except you can compare multiple search terms in the context of one city.…

31 Jul 2014

Local

Ripoff Report to Revise Removal Policy: May Accept Court Orders

Ripoff Report has been notorious for its "no removal" policy, refusing to remove reports for any amount of money, pleading,…

23 Jul 2014

PPC

10 Reasons to Hire a PPC Management Expert

PPC advertising will deliver targeted traffic, but it takes technical know-how to do it properly. An expert paid search analyst…

06 May 2014

Local

Yelp CEO Confirms Sting Operations to Clean up Paid Reviews

In a recent interview, Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppleman discussed what his company has been doing for the past two years…

16 Jan 2014

2013

Industry

Yelp Lawsuit Seeks Wages for Yelpers

A lawsuit is seeking employment benefits and wages for reviewers (a.k.a. "Yelpers") that have been posting free reviews on Yelp.…

01 Nov 2013

Industry

In Memoriam: Ren Warmuz of Trellian

The search engine marketing and domain industries lost one of its greatest minds over the weekend. Ren Warmuz, founder and…

01 Nov 2013

PPC

Yelp Launches New CPC Advertising Program

Yelp is offering a new cost-per-click (CPC) program bundled with its enhanced listing option. To be clear, the ability to…

07 Oct 2013

Industry

Yelp Sues Law Firm Over Supposedly Writing Fake Reviews

Yelp is no stranger to the court system; it has been sued many times by disgruntled small business owners upset…

20 Sep 2013

Local

Yelp Gets Bad Reviews From Small Business Owners in Los Angeles

Disgruntled business owners recently vented their frustrations at a Yelp town hall meeting. Not surprisingly, the majority of the complaints…

29 Aug 2013

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