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July 20, 2009

Yelp participates in City Hall celebration of local business owners

Last week, Yelp had the privilege of sharing the stage with San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom for a Google-sponsored Celebration of Local Business.

At Yelp, we celebrate local businesses every day. After all, Yelp isn't just a place where consumers voice their opinions -- it's a website where conversations take place between business owners and their customers. Yelp's free business tools allow business owners to respond to their reviewers (both privately and publicly); it's a great way for businesses to converse with their most vocal customers while managing their online reputations.

Here's a clip of Yelp COO Geoff Donaker at the event:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFt0FYKIFVg#t=43m09s

We owe a special thanks to Google, the City of San Francisco, and Mayor Newsom's office for inviting us to participate.