Monthly summary

What changed in October 2025

3 changes in October 2025 (1 from Yelp, 2 from Bing). Each entry links the platform's own source and, where we have one, the guide that covers it. The full log is on What changed.

• 21 Oct 2025Yelp

  Yelp launches AI phone agents: Yelp Host and Yelp Receptionist

  Yelp Host answers calls for table-service restaurants and books, changes or cancels Yelp reservations, starting at $149 per month or $99 for Guest Manager customers. Yelp Receptionist answers calls for other local businesses, collects project details and sends a call summary to your Yelp inbox, starting at $99 per month. Both are set up from a tab in your Yelp for Business account. Source: Introducing Yelp Host and Yelp Receptionist · Our guide

• 3 Oct 2025Bing

  Bing Places moves to bing.com/forbusiness with a new dashboard

  Microsoft rebuilt Bing Places for Business and moved it from bingplaces.com to bing.com/forbusiness. Existing users are moved automatically when they sign in with their usual credentials. A new recommendation tool suggests missing details such as photos, website and hours. Source: Introducing the New Bing Places for Business · Our guide

• 3 Oct 2025Bing

  Bing Places rebuilds its import from Google Business Profile

  Bing says the new import flow from Google is faster and keeps business names, hours and contact details more reliably. If you skipped Bing because of earlier import errors, try the import again. Check the result against your Google profile before you publish. Source: Introducing the New Bing Places for Business · Our guide