Articles about Yelp

Yelp expands health ratings for restaurants, with help from Seattle startup

The news: Seattle startup Hazel Analytics expanded its partnership with Yelp that provides health inspection data pinned to restaurant reviews.… Read More

Yelp and Groupon battle over non-compete law in hiring of former Amazon ad leader in Seattle

Yelp’s attempt to hire a former Groupon vice president in Seattle has sparked a legal battle between the companies over… Read More

Vermouth takes on Yelp with new friend-based review app, with support from hoops star Sue Bird

Using a traditional review app like Yelp, Google, or TripAdvisor can be helpful for those looking to find more information… Read More

Google to compete with Foursquare with new Maps feature for creating and sharing lists

Google has set its sights on Foursquare, announcing Monday a new feature for Google Maps for creating and sharing lists of… Read More

Yelp employee who complained online about pay and got fired is ridiculed. But was she right?

A twenty-something tech worker who took to Medium to complain about her pay has become something of a cause celebre… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Dopl challenges Yelp with tailored restaurant review platform

Dennis Duckworth is outraged by outrage, and that’s why he decided to create a rant-free restaurant review platform. Tired of… Read More

Let Alexa choose your lunch: Yelp integration comes to Amazon Echo

Amazon’s smart assistant is getting to know your neighborhood. Amazon has added Yelp results to Alexa’s answers so you can now ask your… Read More

Google vs. Amazon in home improvement: Tech giants take different approaches to crowded market

After months of speculation, Google has entered the home services market, by making it easier for homeowners to find plumbers, locksmiths and… Read More

Bar Roulette is the new app that taps Uber and Yelp to break you out of your drinking routine

Do you always go to the same old places to grab drinks? No more. A new web app, Bar Roulette, wants… Read More

HomeAdvisor rolls out new booking feature to eliminate playing phone tag with contractors

HomeAdvisor, a Colorado-based home services company, today launched Instant Booking, which allows homeowners to schedule up to 500 different tasks… Read More

Amazon invades Angie’s List’s turf even more by rolling out Home Services in 11 new markets

About four months ago, Amazon launched a brand new division that enabled customers to not only buy water heaters and TV wall… Read More

Angie’s List shares drop following Amazon’s move into home improvement

Should Angie’s List be worried that a retail powerhouse like Amazon has entered the home improvement space? Following Amazon’s announcement yesterday, investors are selling… Read More

Yelp buys online food delivery service Eat24 for $134M

Yelp today announced that it has acquired online food delivery company Eat24 for $134 million. Eat24, founded in 2008, serves 20,000 restaurants across… Read More

Yelp partners with Socrata to access and distribute restaurant inspection data

A new partnership between Yelp and Socrata, the Seattle-based government data technology company, promises to bring restaurant inspection information to more Yelp users… Read More

Why Zillow’s Rich Barton loves businesses that rely on the ‘magic’ of user-generated content

Don’t ask Rich Barton to invest in your enterprise software company. The Zillow co-founder and former Expedia CEO just doesn’t… Read More

Groupon rolls out local listings for all merchants — coupons or not

Groupon is officially unveiling a Yelp-like listings service today called Groupon Pages that aims to make the company a go-to destination… Read More

Yelp picks Bing over Google to translate reviews in 15 languages

Yelp announced today that it will use Microsoft Bing to translate reviews on its iPhone app. Thanks to Microsoft’s Bing… Read More

Watch out, Yelp: Amazon has been quietly collecting local reviews for a month

Amazon has quietly launched the ability for customers to write reviews for local restaurants, spas and activities, putting it squarely in… Read More

Microsoft partners with Yelp, TripAdvisor for Bing Maps integration

Microsoft has partnered with Yelp and TripAdvisor to embed restaurant reviews directly within the Windows 8 Bing Maps App. The new… Read More

Instapiration: Skedadel uses Instagram photos to help recommend things to do, places to see

Discovery apps like Yelp, Urbanspoon and Foursquare have proven useful to millions of people, but Peter Boctor sees a problem… Read More

Foursquare adds recommendations with new iOS update

Forget about asking your server for a recommendation. The next time you walk into a restaurant, your iPhone may tell… Read More

MIT study analyzes deceptive online reviews written by loyal customers

“Cyber-shilling” is already well-known in the online review space, when people are paid to write faux reviews for products or… Read More

Yep, now Yelp is getting into the food delivery business

Starting today, if you like the look of a restaurant on Yelp, you’ll be able to order food and get… Read More

Yelp’s new Word Map feature shows you how to avoid all the hipsters in your city

Trying to find a good place to eat, but want to avoid frat boys and hipsters? Yelp has you covered.… Read More

Menuish helps you find restaurant menus on your phone

Like many couples hitting the town for a bite, Chris Eigner and Devon St. Clair started scrolling through their phones to… Read More

Leafly: Like Yelp and Consumer Reports … for medical marijuana

Brendan Kennedy had done his homework and knew it was a financially smart decision. That wasn’t the issue. What caused… Read More

Food-finder Foxtrot looks to compete with Yelp, Urbanspoon

As the assigned restaurant-selector of his travel group, all Suraj Samaranayake wanted to do was find the best places to… Read More

Microsoft integrating Yelp data into Bing local search

Microsoft Bing announced a deal this morning with Yelp to incorporate information from the business search and review service into… Read More

KidScore: The best places to eat with your screaming kids

As a parent with an energetic toddler, I sometimes struggle to find restaurants that have the right balance of good… Read More

Scrappy Urbanspoon turns to TV ads to connect with foodies

Urbanspoon scratched and clawed its way to success, driven by the bootstrapping mindset of founders Adam Doppelt, Ethan Lowry and… Read More