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Just a quick note: &lt;b&gt;Yelp &lt;a href="http://officialblog.yelp.com/2009/07/because-aplusk-wants-to-know-where-to-get-the-best-darn-pizza-too.html"&gt;announced&lt;/a&gt; a new feature which makes social media more relevant to your offline (local) business than ever before. &lt;/b&gt;The new feature lets users share Yelp reviews with Facebook and Twitter.
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It&amp;#39;s easy to imagine that many Yelp users were already doing this but with a direct integration count on it being a much more prominent activity now. Upon completing a review, users are presented with an option to choose sharing the information they just posted. 
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&lt;b&gt;Quick look at Yelp growth year-over-year:
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