Has Google Purged Places Of Yelp? All Signs Point To Yes.
August 26, 2010 at 04:33 AM EDT
Well, this is curious. From our checks, it seems like Google has completely omitted Yelp reviews from Google Places . As you may recall, Yelp has been frustrated by Google's recent decision to pump up its Places service with Yelp's content--- without Yelp's consent. During a recent interview with TechCrunch TV, Yelp's CEO Jeremy Stoppelman said he was surprised by Google's move but was confident that it was not a "permanent situation, from what we gather from talking to Google, they are sort of headed in a new direction that which hopefully will be more positive.” It's unclear whether this is the "positive" outcome Stoppelman was hoping for.