Google has started to target rogue restaurant websites linked to the OrderAhead delivery service — penalizing the unauthorized sites in search results, removing them from restaurant profiles in Google Maps, and revoking the “verified” status… Read More
Rogue restaurant websites linked to the OrderAhead delivery service have been quietly getting makeovers, causing them to look considerably less like official restaurant sites than they did as recently as a few days ago. The… Read More
Rogue restaurant websites connected to the OrderAhead delivery service are claiming the official Google Business listings of restaurants around the country — diverting web traffic from actual restaurant websites in… Read More
A new partnership between Yelp and Socrata, the Seattle-based government data technology company, promises to bring restaurant inspection information to more Yelp users around the word, by giving cities, counties and governmental agencies… Read More
Like many restaurant goers, Seattle resident Sarah Schacht turned to Yelp last February when trying to find a place to dine with her family. The Ethiopian restaurant she picked seemed… Read More
A Seattle area startup is looking to shake up the way we pay for our restaurant bills, tossing out the traditional pen-and-paper method for a new electronic device that they… Read More
America sure loves its fast food. That’s the latest from the April rankings of Placed Insights, a platform that is essentially the Nielsen TV ratings system or Google Analytics, but for… Read More
If you choose to dine at Ethan Stowell’s newest Seattle-based restaurants, Bar Cotto and Rione XIII, then you’ll likely encounter a unique way to pay for your grub. The eateries are… Read More
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has added a lot to the Seattle landscape over the years, from the Seattle Seahawks to EMP to the renovated Cinerama. But this may be his… Read More
Seattle area startup Viableware plans to begin testing its new dining payment system at a number of select restaurants, including P.F. Chang’s, Anthony’s Restaurants, Dickie Brennan & Co. and Restaurants Unlimited. The company’s… Read More
The Boom Noodle restaurant at Seattle’s University Village was buzzing with activity when I stopped by for an early lunch this week. I had been invited there by Viableware CEO Joe… Read More
Zagat corned the market on restaurant ratings in the 1980s and early 1990s, tapping the power of user-generated content before that term had even entered the popular lexicon. But then,… Read More