Sollitto

Vince Sollitto , a Yelp spokesman, said Google had essentially been building its business on the back of others' efforts.

Google Bows to Web Rivals Amir Efrati 2011

Mr. Sollitto, of Yelp, said the alleged preferential ranking that Google gives to its own services, such as Places, continue to "warrant the numerous investigation into Google's practices."

Google Bows to Web Rivals Amir Efrati 2011

Sollitto added that the issue "was certainly one of the reasons it was more economical for us to expand in Phoenix, where we opened an office last year that now has over 200 employees in it."

Yelp Also Sounds Off On San Francisco Tax John Letzing 2011

When they ask about the benefits and challenges of founding and growing a company in San Francisco, we are always sure to mention to them that the payroll tax is a powerful disincentive to hiring, Sollitto said.

Yelp Also Sounds Off On San Francisco Tax John Letzing 2011

"The Court did not find any wrongful business practices on the part of Yelp, much less 'extortion,'" said Vince Sollitto , Yelp's vice president of corporate communications.

Judge Dismisses Suit Against Yelp Geoffrey A. Fowler 2011

Yelp spokesman Vince Sollitto stressed that the closely held company, which provides local listings and reviews for dozens of cities in the U.S. and abroad, is not "out advocating" with San Francisco officials for an exemption from, or elimination of the payroll tax.

Yelp Also Sounds Off On San Francisco Tax John Letzing 2011

Getty Images Yelp's Vince Sollitto, left, listens to Jeremy Stoppelman, the review site's CEO, at a Senate hearing last month.

Judge Dismisses Suit Against Yelp Geoffrey A. Fowler 2011

Lowe and Sollitto said they weren't trying to imitate Foursquare or similar sites such as Gowalla, but that people do enjoy the competitive aspect of check-ins -- Yelp saw a 40 percent increase in app downloads after adding that feature.

A lunch date with Yelp 2010

Sollitto said its iPhone app had been a terrific success, but the company didn't enjoy having to wait for Apple to approve each update to it.

A lunch date with Yelp 2010

Sollitto and Lowe said the San Francisco-based company would rather err on the side of stringency.

A lunch date with Yelp 2010