Yelp Listings, Reviews to Be Featured in Yahoo Search ResultsWith the partnership, Yahoo's data on local businesses is about to get a lot more detailed.
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If you useYahooto search for local businesses, yoursearchresults are about to get a lot more detailed. The tech giant is partnering with customer review siteYelpto integrate the site's business listings and review data into Yahoo's search engine.
So, if you're walking around your neighborhood and looking for a local coffee shop, Yahoo's search engine could soon provide more than just a link to the business's website -- including the shop's address, hours and some customer reviews.
News of the partnership was unveiled last weekat a Yahoo employee meeting,The Wall Street Journalreported. A Yelp spokesperson declined to comment about the partnership.
The deal with Yelp could help differentiate Yahoo's search engine from Google's and Microsoft's Bing, according to theWSJreport. While Yahoo and Microsoft's search results differ, the companieshave a partnershipwhereby Microsoft manages the technology platforms that deliver the algorithmic and paid search results for both companies.
