Yelp announced a new way to browse photos – by category. You can now browse by things like food, interior, outside, drink, and menu. The feature comes as the company has been experimenting with using neural networks to learn more…
Government Agencies Get Yelp-Friendly
Yelp announced that it has entered into an agreement with the federal government to enable federal agencies and offices to claim their Yelp pages, read, and respond to reviews. That includes the TSA: “We encourage Yelpers to review any of…
Yahoo: We’re Still Using Yelp Reviews [Updated]
Update 2: Blumenthal points to another response from Yahoo on reddit: “Thanks for pointing this out! I work for Yahoo, and I’ve reported this to our Yahoo Local team*. They’ll be taking a look at this for sure. Yahoo Local…
Chattanooga Shooting: Fifth Victim–26-Year-Old Navy Officer–Dies
The Chattanooga shooting death toll has now reached five. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Randall Smith, a reservist serving on active duty at the Chattanooga center, has died. Four Marines died at the scene on Thursday. The Navy announced Smith’s…
Amazon Is Changing How It Shows Reviews And How Ratings Work
Amazon is reportedly changing how it displays customer reviews on product pages in the U.S. It’s using machine learning to figure out which reviews are most helpful to users, and giving those more weight in the algorithm. It’s also putting…
Yelp Tells Businesses How To Respond To Reviews
Businesses have a tricky relationship with Yelp. On the one hand, it can be a great way for customers to find a business, and a positive Yelp presence can encourage the customer to actually visit. On the flipside, negative reviews…
Yelp Slaps 51 Businesses With Consumer Alert Warnings
Yelp announced that it has activated a new round of consumer alerts, this time slapping 51 businesses with the alert messages. While the alerts themselves show messages to consumers who stumble upon the Yelp pages of these businesses, the real…
Yelp Aims To Better Deal With Duplicate Business Listings
Duplicate listings have proven to be a pretty big challenge for Yelp, the company revealed in a post on its engineering blog. It’s not an issue Yelp takes lightly, and it’s putting new measures in place to help deal with…
Facebook Puts Critic Content On Restaurant Pages
It appears that Facebook is taking another step in offering an alternative to Yelp and similar services. The company has reportedly partnered with a number of content providers to show reviews from food critics on restaurants’ Facebook Pages. The feature…
Yelp For Sale? Report Says It’s Exploring Options
Yelp might be up for sale, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal, which says, citing people familiar with the matter, that it is working with investment bankers and has “been in touch with potential buyers” in recent…