Yelp Reviews

How Small Businesses Can Manage Negative Online Reviews

Rody Moore | Posted 05.15.2012

Rody Moore

Reviews found on such websites as Yelp, Google Places and Citysearch can make or break a local business.

Just How Much Are Your Tweets And Yelp Reviews Worth?

The Huffington Post | Katherine Bindley | Posted 04.12.2012

You could argue that your clever Facebook status updates and Frank Bruni-esque Yelp reviews are priceless, but the user data you generate can be conve...

What A Good Review On Yelp Is Worth To Restaurants (A Lot)

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 12.03.2011

It intuitively makes sense that a poor score on Yelp is bad for business. But just how much can a restaurant's business improve if its rating on the ...

Top 9 Reasons You Can't Always Trust Yelp

Posted 11.28.2011

In a pinch, Yelp can be a great resource for restaurant recommendations. If, for example, you're looking for a Thai restaurant in North Myrtle Beach, ...

How Groupon Influences Restaurant Reviews

Technology Review | Posted 11.12.2011

A Groupon deal might boost sales but, it can also lower a merchant's reputation as measured by Yelp ratings, say computer scientists who have analyzed...

Restaurant Turns Tables On Bad Reviews

Posted 08.09.2011

Chefs do not always take criticism well. Prolific restaurateur Jeffrey Chodorow notoriously took out a full-page ad in the New York Times to respond t...

Four-Star Sperm Bank And Other Oddities Reviewed On Yelp

Techland | Posted 06.16.2011

Yelp, the popular user-generated ratings site for local businesses, just added "sex clubs" to its growing list of categories. Pretty odd, right? Well,...

Yelp Adds Sex Clubs To Its Repertoire

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 06.08.2011

Browsing Yelp's "Nightlife" reviews, pleasure-seekers can find top-rated entertainment venues in their area--from comedy clubs, jazz bars and dance ha...

Yelp: 5 Things You Need To Know

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Julia L. Rogers | Posted 08.06.2011

Yelp has grown up quickly, and has become one of the leading consumer review sites on the Web. As a site that started mainly with bars and restaurants...

Yelp Reviews: The CRAZIEST Things Reviewed On The Site (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

As Wikipedia is to the Encyclopedia Britannica, so Yelp.com is to the New York Times food review section. The site is a hub of over 9 million reviews...

Online Critics Just "Brown-Nosing Cheerleaders"

wsj.com | GEOFFREY A. FOWLER and JOSEPH DE AVILA | Posted 05.25.2011

The Web can be a mean-spirited place. But when it comes to online reviews, the Internet is a village where the books are strong, YouTube clips are goo...