Yelp Sucks

Are Yelp reviews a form of civic action? Yelp, the ratings site with 70 million users, has begun the process of integrating city health department reports into its restaurant reviews. Starting over the next few weeks, when you look up Mission Chinese in San Francisco or New York, Pat's King of Steaks in Philadelphia or…

"Hi, I'm Gavin," said the tall, slender man with swept-back hair (is that a spray of gray?) in the expertly tailored suit, flashing a megawatt smile and wearing a cologne of confidence.Didn't we see this guy on the cover of GQ magazine?Nope, that guy must have been a lookalike. This guy is Gavin Newsom, Irish-Catholic…

A key reason why Yahoo's board hired Marissa Mayer as its CEO was her deep-reaching social and professional connections through Silicon Valley. Those connections were on display last night at a dinner hosted by Nirav Tolia, a longtime Silicon Valley entrepreneur who's now running Nextdoor, a local social network. A prominent guest: Jony Ive, Apple's…

A key reason why Yahoo's board hired Marissa Mayer as its CEO was her deep-reaching social and professional connections through Silicon Valley. Those connections were on display last night at a dinner hosted by Nirav Tolia, a longtime Silicon Valley entrepreneur who's now running Nextdoor, a local social network. A prominent guest: Jony Ive, Apple's…

Restaurateurs who thought getting good recommendations on Yelp was good enough, have a new score to deal with: hygiene data from the health departments. Yelp says the health inspection data will initially be provided in San Francisco and New York, and that it will be coming soon to restaurant reviews in Philadelphia, Boston, and Chicago.…

Despite Yelp's (YELP) inability to turn a profit since going public in the Spring of 2012, as shown here, some Wall Street analysts and pundits still remain bullish on the stock. Wall Street analysts who see significant upside for Yelp often base their opinion on the questionable logic that the company's future is bright because…

Yelp Inc., owner of a website that lets consumers review local businesses, reported a wider fourth- quarter loss than analysts estimated as it boosted spending on expansion into new markets. The net loss was $5.32 million, or 8 cents a share, the company said yesterday in a statement. Analysts on average projected a loss of…