Yelp Sucks

Rapidly growing consumer review platform Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP) has taken a few key steps that might turn around its fortunes in the near-to-medium term. Its platform has seen large increases in user traffic lately, and got a big face-lift as well. A growing number of users will help Yelp stand out even more in the…

Trending In Our News Feeds – Obama travels to the Middle East. Today, the President makes his first trip to Israel, the West Bank, and Jordan in his four-plus years in office. The White House announced the purpose of the trip is to listen, rather than advance Middle East peace efforts, leading some to speculate…

Nobody likes to pay taxes. Luckily, Congress has given you a way to avoid paying taxes for the rest of your life -- and it's perfectly legal. Before you decide that a lifetime ticket to tax-free profits is too good to be true, let me point out one thing: There is a catch. Yet even…

A Day in the VineyardDominique FarrarYelp East Bay community manager Farrar spends most of her time studying up on the ever-growing East Bay edible landscape. She chronicles her gastro-adventures on Yelp and writes a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things Yelp-able in the East Bay -- and has a penchant for corgis, Champagne and, she…

Asa Mathat / AllThingsD.com My hunch is that TechCrunch got this one right: Foursquare is going to get some more money soon, and the terms won’t be awful — not a down round, but not an exuberant one, either. The last time Foursquare raised, back in June 2011, it was reportedly valued at $600 million.…

Websites like Yelp! have empowered the everyday eater to become their local neighborhood's food critic, praising and damning behind the anonymity of a computer screen. Ever wondered if a restaurant is good or bad? Yelp.com can be a good indicator of whether that restaurant is worth your time and money.  Based on Yelp!'s highest-rated star ranking, here are…

Websites like Yelp! have empowered the everyday eater to become their local neighborhood's food critic, praising and damning behind the anonymity of a computer screen. Ever wondered if a restaurant is good or bad? Yelp.com can be a good indicator of whether that restaurant is worth your time and money.  Based on Yelp!'s highest-rated star ranking, here are…

Websites like Yelp! have empowered the everyday eater to become their local neighborhood's food critic, praising and damning behind the anonymity of a computer screen. Ever wondered if a restaurant is good or bad? Yelp.com can be a good indicator of whether that restaurant is worth your time and money.  Based on Yelp!'s highest-rated star ranking, here are…

[Daniel Krieger]Carbone, the most important Thompson Street Italian-American restaurant of early March 2013, has finally been reviewed on Yelp. Is the first review a shill? You be the judge: Prepare for transport into the days of the Rat Pack at the latest from the owners of Torrisi and Parm ... CARBONE -- an overdue exploration…