Saturday 8 February 2014

Yahoo will reportedly tap into Yelp for local search results

Yahoo will reportedly tap into Yelp for local search results
Feb 8th 2014, 21:53, by Dante D'Orazio

Yahoo is making another move to improve its web services, but this time it's not an acquisition. The Wall Street Journal reports that the company will partner with Yelp to bolster its local search offerings. According to an anonymous source, a change in the following weeks will see Yelp listings and reviews will appear directly in Yahoo searches.
It's not clear yet how the feature will work, but Yelp results will likely show key details and star ratings right inside its search results. Currently, results for restaurants on Yahoo brings up a special section of search results from the company's own Yelp-like service, Yahoo Local. It has listings, reviews, contact information, and more for restaurants and other locations. The company j...
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