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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal content, commerce, and technology. Yelp Announces A New ‘Revenue Estimator’ For Small Businesses (TechCrunch) Yelp is announcing a new feature intended to highlight and quantify the value that the listing and review site provides for small businesses. The feature separates customer leads from page views — those leads…

Websites such as Yelp! have empowered the everyday eater to become their local neighborhood's food critic, praising and damning behind the anonymity of a computer screen. So what do your neighbors have to say on Yelp? Based on Yelp!'s highest-rated star ranking, here are the top 10 restaurants in Northbrook.  Ruth's Chris Steak House Francesco's Hole In the Wall Elegance-in…

For a small business, being on Yelp can have obvious benefits. First and foremost, it gives people a resource to go and find a local business that they may not have otherwise known existed. This, of course, can lead to increased revenue, but the actual benefit that the site gave to these business was never…

Yelp Q3 Earnings Just Top Street, Shares Trade Up Tomio Geron Forbes Staff Facebook Takes On Foursquare And Yelp With 'Nearby' Tomio Geron Forbes Staff Yelp has been best known to small business for its extensive user ratings and reviews. But a major focus now for the company is to provide more insights and benefits…

1) Morimotos Skewers: It's true, Iron Chef Morimoto's quick-casual Pan-Asian inside LAX is suffering at the mouths of Yelpers. Lillian C. is surprised, "I can't believe this place has Morimoto's name on it... I mean... SERIOUSLY? ... We ordered some skewers with rice and the portions were not only tiny, it was expensive and bland."…

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. So what do your neighbors have to say on Yelp? Based on Yelp!'s highest-rated star ranking, here are the top 10 restaurants in Winnetka, Glencoe and Northfield.  Cafe Buongiorno Restaurant Michael Marco Roma Pizzeria Avli…

Interesting point. Thank you for sharing this list! In order, that's Ward Eight, Jamba Juice, Delbe's Corner, Brothers K, Campagnola, The Stained Glass, Old Neighborhood Grill, Quince, Lou Malnati's and Edzo's Burger Shop.

Dashboard A weekly roundup of small-business developments. What’s affecting me, my clients and other small-business owners this week. Economy 1: Turning the Corner A Wall Street Journal study of small-business chief executives shows some optimism, and economic confidence is up along with a rise in the stock market. A new survey shows a steady, four-year…

Yelp is like having local taxi drivers show you around the city and point out all the places you should avoid at all costs. When you first start the app, a familiar metro tile screen greets you with nine options ranging from "Nearby" to "Feed." Yelp's utility comes not in its strong app design, but…

Yelp is like having local taxi drivers show you around the city and point out all the places you should avoid at all costs. When you first start the app, a familiar metro tile screen greets you with nine options ranging from "Nearby" to "Feed." Yelp's utility comes not in its strong app design, but…