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Gavin Newsom: Yelp is a role model for good government

Gavin Newsom's message resonates with Republicans. California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom explains how technology can make government better. Fortune: You call Citizenville, your new book, an attempt to "radically rethink the relationship between citizens and government." Newsom: My sense of government today is that we're treated as subjects, not citizens -- that things are done…
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Reviewing the psychology of online reviewers

Yelp.com attracts reviewers to join its Yelp Elite club by incentivizing them with profile badges and parties. (Image courtesy of Yelp Elite Squad South Bay) Most people in the U.S. at some point in their lives have written online reviews—in fact, 50 percent of people have. With the ease of access to the Internet, reviews…
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Restaurateur brings Serbian cuisine to Capitol Hill

Ivan Iricanin has brought a little of his home country to Capitol Hill with his new Serbian restaurant, Ambar.A native of Trstenik, Serbia, Iricanin said he was “surprised there was no representative of Balkan cuisine” in Washington, D.C. So Iricanin, who’s also a partner in Masa 14 and El Centro D.F., decided to open the…
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Vegas restaurants among highest rated on Yelp

Do you Yelp? Do you pay attention to restaurant reviews on Yelp? The popular local listing and user review site compiled lists of top-rated restaurants in the U.S. and 19 other countries where it has an active user base, and unlike those fancy restaurant awards and other national “top lists,” Las Vegas was well-represented. In…
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Mic Check: Yelp's Best Restaurants in the World

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…
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Wine-Tasting Itinerary: Dominique Farrar, Yelp

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…
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Foursquare's Yelp Problem

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.…
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Yelp!: Top Restaurants in Palatine

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…