Yelp Lawsuits
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Yelp, one of the most popular, fast-growing online review sites, has been hit by several lawsuits from small businesses claiming they've been pressured to advertise so that Yelp will squash negative reviews users have posted about them. Yelp denies the claims, but exactly what happened may never be known.
Nortel completes sale of ethernet business; chief restructuring officer steps down
TORONTO - Nortel Networks Corp. says chief restructuring officer Pavi Binning will step down now that the sale of its optical networking and ethernet businesses to Ciena Corp. (Nasdaq:CIEN) has been completed.
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Federal Communications Commission seeking comment on rules for cable-broadcaster negotiations
WASHINGTON - Federal regulators are seeking public comment on a petition by cable, satellite and phone companies for new government rules that would give them more clout in negotiations with TV broadcasters over programming.
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Summary Box: Yelp under fire as local businesses allege it manipulates reviews for ad sales
THE ALLEGATIONS: Since late February, at least three lawsuits seeking class-action status have been filed against Yelp, a site that asks people to review businesses. The cases claim that reviews on Yelp are manipulated, depending on which companies pay to advertise on the site and which don't.
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Review site Yelp under fire in business' lawsuits
SAN FRANCISCO - Yelp, one of the most popular Web sites that let people post opinions about restaurants, shops and local services, is being sued by several small businesses that claim they've been pressured to advertise on the site in exchange for getting negative reviews squashed.
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In twitosphere, are the funny, famous in it for tweets, or do they also follow?
Twitter is so many things to so many people: infomercial, backyard fence, brain dump. The funny, famous, famous for the wrong reasons or simply very useful have thousands of followers, but who do THEY follow?
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