engine - 11:16 am on Sep 21, 2011 (gmt 0)

Yelp Responds To Senate Committee Over Google Antitrust Hearing [officialblog.yelp.com]

Because Google competes against Yelp to provide consumers with the best information about local businesses, these government groups have asked Yelp to discuss our experiences with Google’s conduct. We have responded to these requests and told officials that we believe Google has acted anti-competitively in at least two key ways: by misusing Yelp review content in their competing Places product and by favoring their own competing Places product in search results. We have been invited to participate in a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust hearing about this issue later today; below you can read the testimony I will deliver. I am thankful for the Senate’s interest in this issue and honored to be asked to assist in ensuring fair competition on the Internet for consumers and small businesses alike.

Earlier story
Google to Face Senate Antitrust Panel This Week [webmasterworld.com]

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