tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2867241161905183044.post2954947158750536630..comments2008-08-26T06:21:08.443-04:00David Weinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11679660914458968542noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2867241161905183044.post-71797046145914625542008-08-26T06:21:08.443-04:002008-08-26T06:21:08.443-04:00Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>You're absolutely right. Yelp is a bad example ... maybe I should have referred to bloggers who link to certain eCommerce pages or someone who links to a company's (restaurant's) homepage and drives a certain amount of traffic.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for calling me out ... you're absolutely right.<BR/><BR/>DWDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11679660914458968542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2867241161905183044.post-69148198938677149382008-08-26T03:08:20.948-04:002008-08-26T03:08:20.948-04:00Yes let's imagine if positive Yelp reviews that resulted in an OpenTable reservation resulted in revenue to reviewers. That would completely undermine the whole basis and legitimacy of the Yelp service. Yelp's value is that reviewers offer their unbiased opinions on events, restaurants, etc. Throw in monetary rewards for positive reviews and the service will no longer be seen as genuine. So yeah, that will never happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com