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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Yelp Inc. (NYSE: YELP), the company that connects consumers with great local businesses, today announced that it will issue its financial results for third quarter ended September 30, 2012 after the market close on Thursday , November 1, 2012. Yelp will host a conference call to discuss the results at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (4:30 p.m. Eastern Time) on the same day. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050511/SFW134LOGO) To access...
NEW YORK, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As online review sites gain in power and influence, the number of fraudulent reviews also increases. A recent Ad Age article highlights the efforts that sites like TripAdvisor and Yelp.com are making to weed out fake reviews, but, as the article notes, it is an "inexact science," and false reviews will always slip through the cracks. This ever-increasing rate of misleading reviews stands to hurt the consumers who place so much trust in these...
Local Business Review Site 5Star Control takes on the topic of Yelp’s expansion into the sixth biggest market in the European Union, Poland. (PRWEB) October 07, 2012 5StarControl has issued an announcement about Yelp launching its online review service in Poland. Local Business Review Site 5StarControl wrote that consumers are going to be entranced by Yelp launching its new Polish website, which currently focuses on the major cities of Krakow and Warsaw. This expansion into other...
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- San Francisco's new luxury gentlemen's club, the Penthouse Club & Steakhouse, will host "The World's Sexiest Dinner" on Monday, October 15, at its opulent North Beach location. Showcasing the culinary excellence of its Executive Chef, Michelin star recipient Michael Ellis, the event will feature an aphrodisiac-infused 7-course menu designed to stimulate the senses, with select wine pairings from Mauritson Wines. The dinner will be...
WARSAW, Poland, Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Yelp Inc. (NYSE: YELP), the company that connects consumers with great local businesses, today announced the availability of Yelp Poland (http://www.yelp.pl). Beginning today, people in Poland are able to create accounts on Yelp.pl to share their opinions about great local businesses and services. Yelp's free iPhone and Android applications will be available as well as its free suite of business owner tools: Yelp for Business Owners...
CALABASAS, Calif., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Now finding cheap airline tickets on CheapAir.com is even easier, thanks to an innovative semantic search feature being rolled out on the travel deal website. Easy Search(TM) from CheapAir lets travelers type a simple sentence or phrase describing the flight they want into the search field and quickly returns the best results. CheapAir.com is the first consumer travel website to use this cutting-edge, natural language translation...
YONKERS, N.Y., Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the calendar counts down to open enrollment season for health insurance, consumers are beginning to think more about their health insurance options. And many of them may be wondering how the changes brought about by the health reform law will affect them and their families now and in the future. To help answer those questions, Consumer Reports is releasing a new guide, "Health Reform: The Seven Things You Need to Know."...
Ticketmaster.com earned especially low marks in Ratings of 52 of the nation's largest retail sites; Seven ways to shop smart on any site YONKERS, N.Y., Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Overall, shoppers are satisfied with online shopping-but some sites do a better job than others when it comes to value, customer service and more. In Consumer Reports' new survey about online shopping satisfaction, B&H Photo, REI, and Zappos were among the higher-rated sites; florists...
Nominations for Working Group Co-chairs Accepted through October 5 NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Advancements in energy efficiency can help fuel the U.S. economy, support job creation, and boost energy independence. Realizing this full promise, however, demands a comprehensive national approach, and strategic cooperation between the public and private sectors. To help advance a coordinated approach to energy efficiency for the United States, the American...
SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FanSnap, the leading ticket comparison-shopping site today announced that its comprehensive ticket search results will now for the first time include face value tickets from box offices serving the "primary" ticket market. In those cases where ticket details are not publicly available, FanSnap will offer courtesy links to the events at the respective box office. Starting today, tickets from leading ticket companies Ticketfly,...
