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		oldmanjay on Nov 30, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Judge: There’s no proof Yelp manipulates reviews What are they a monopoly in, millenial-targeted web reviews for specific industries? "Monopoly" is not synonymous with "successful."

free2rhyme214 on Nov 30, 2015 | [–]

They're a monopoly in local reviews, a modern day Yellow Pages.

They had $377mm in 2014 revenue. Their biggest competitor is Angie's List who's now facing competition from Thumbtack.

free2rhyme214 on Nov 30, 2015 | [–]

Why isn't a monopoly synonymous with successful?

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