Foursquare gunning for Yelp

Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley discusses the future of location at SXSW. (Credit: James Martin/CNET) AUSTIN, Texas--Make no mistake: Foursquare, the New York-based social network centered around places, is chucking the check-in to take over local search, a move that pits the 4-year-old company directly against Yelp. When asked whether Foursquare was now gunning for Yelp,…

Smartphones Will Drive Growth At Yelp

If you have an IOS 6 device, try this simple experiment. Hold the home button to activate Siri, and then say "Find me a Thai Restaurant." You will be presented with a list of restaurants in the surrounding area with quality rankings based on Yelp (YELP) reviews. The IOS integration was announced on September 19,…