Weird Fish Claims Yelp Stinks

Monday, Apr 20, 2009  |  Updated 3:30 PM PST
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Timothy Holt, owner of Weird Fish and The Corner, has had it up to here with Yelp and its highly-questionable ethics.

The recap: a year ago, he posted a review on Yelp, thanking/addressing customers. This weekend, Yelp removed five positive reviews, including the aforementioned one.

The move comes in the wake of a recent barrage of unsuccessful advertising pitches. Now, it's one thing to crack down on shilling, but removing year-old reviews after a refusal to advertise? That's poor form at best, extortion at worst.

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Posted Saturday, Jul 18, 2009 - 5:35 PM PST
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