The news: Seattle startup Hazel Analytics expanded its partnership with Yelp that provides health inspection data pinned to restaurant reviews. The service is now available in regions of 48 states,… Read More
Yelp’s attempt to hire a former Groupon vice president in Seattle has sparked a legal battle between the companies over Washington state’s non-compete law. In a lawsuit filed this week… Read More
Using a traditional review app like Yelp, Google, or TripAdvisor can be helpful for those looking to find more information on a business. But they can sometimes be unreliable, too,… Read More
Google has set its sights on Foursquare, announcing Monday a new feature for Google Maps for creating and sharing lists of favorite locations. The update is the latest in a series… Read More
A twenty-something tech worker who took to Medium to complain about her pay has become something of a cause celebre on the social networks. A woman who goes by the… Read More
Dennis Duckworth is outraged by outrage, and that’s why he decided to create a rant-free restaurant review platform. Tired of sifting through recommendations at polar ends of the satisfaction spectrum,… Read More
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 Echo about local restaurants and stores. Alexa isn’t limited to… Read More
After months of speculation, Google has entered the home services market, by making it easier for homeowners to find plumbers, locksmiths and handymen without ever leaving the search box. But its launch is not… Read More
Do you always go to the same old places to grab drinks? No more. A new web app, Bar Roulette, wants to tap into your adventurous side and help break you… Read More
HomeAdvisor, a Colorado-based home services company, today launched Instant Booking, which allows homeowners to schedule up to 500 different tasks online without ever making a single phone call. The announcement… Read More
About four months ago, Amazon launched a brand new division that enabled customers to not only buy water heaters and TV wall mounts from the retailer, but also find someone to install… Read More
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 off the Indianapolis-based company’s shares, which are down 26 cents, or… Read More
Yelp today announced that it has acquired online food delivery company Eat24 for $134 million. Eat24, founded in 2008, serves 20,000 restaurants across 1,500 U.S. cities with its ordering app and website. The company had been… 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
Don’t ask Rich Barton to invest in your enterprise software company. The Zillow co-founder and former Expedia CEO just doesn’t want to hear about it. He’s not being a jerk.… Read More
Groupon is officially unveiling a Yelp-like listings service today called Groupon Pages that aims to make the company a go-to destination for customers looking for any local busines — not just the… Read More
Yelp announced today that it will use Microsoft Bing to translate reviews on its iPhone app. Thanks to Microsoft’s Bing Translator, Yelp will translate either one review, or all reviews, with… Read More
Amazon has quietly launched the ability for customers to write reviews for local restaurants, spas and activities, putting it squarely in competition with other online services, like Yelp, Angie’s List or… Read More
Microsoft has partnered with Yelp and TripAdvisor to embed restaurant reviews directly within the Windows 8 Bing Maps App. The new feature is part of a bevy of changes released today… Read More
Discovery apps like Yelp, Urbanspoon and Foursquare have proven useful to millions of people, but Peter Boctor sees a problem with them. While text reviews on those platforms include positive… Read More
Forget about asking your server for a recommendation. The next time you walk into a restaurant, your iPhone may tell you which dishes other diners prefer, thanks to a new… Read More
“Cyber-shilling” is already well-known in the online review space, when people are paid to write faux reviews for products or places. But a new study from MIT shows that these… Read More
Starting today, if you like the look of a restaurant on Yelp, you’ll be able to order food and get it delivered right to your door without even leaving the… Read More
Trying to find a good place to eat, but want to avoid frat boys and hipsters? Yelp has you covered. The San Francisco-based online review giant just unveiled a new… Read More
Like many couples hitting the town for a bite, Chris Eigner and Devon St. Clair started scrolling through their phones to find a good place to eat. But much to their… Read More
Brendan Kennedy had done his homework and knew it was a financially smart decision. That wasn’t the issue. What caused him to reach out to family and friends, though, had… Read More
As the assigned restaurant-selector of his travel group, all Suraj Samaranayake wanted to do was find the best places to chow down in San Francisco. He tried using popular review… Read More
Microsoft Bing announced a deal this morning with Yelp to incorporate information from the business search and review service into the Bing Local search experience, continuing the Redmond company’s strategy… Read More
As a parent with an energetic toddler, I sometimes struggle to find restaurants that have the right balance of good food and entertainment when dining with a two-and-a-half year old.… Read More
Urbanspoon scratched and clawed its way to success, driven by the bootstrapping mindset of founders Adam Doppelt, Ethan Lowry and Patrick O’Donnell. The online restaurant directory grew largely through word-of-mouth;… Read More