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Are any of you on Yelp? — Brooklynian

Are any of you on Yelp?

rockergirl77
rockergirl77
edited November -1 in Park Slope
I just thought I'd ask, seeing as how most of us on here obviously like to review local things and share them with other people.

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  • MOD
    MOD
    I just read this on eater.com
    Yet another mainstream media outlet conducts an investigative probe into Yelp's unseemly advertising and (alleged) extortion tactics. You know the saga: more and more business owners are coming forward and confirming that in exchange for dollars, Yelp will "help out" with negative reviews. And for the first time, CEO Jeremy Stoppelman half-acknowledges that maybe, just maybe, something illicit might be going on at Yelp HQ: "There is a remote chance that we have some sort of rogue sales person, but I think that it's more likely it's just a business owner that's pissed off about reviews on his page." Everyone got that? It was the rogue sales person. He hangs out with the lone gunman. [Eater SF]
  • livetotravel
    livetotravel
    I hate Yelp, I can't help it, I know it's irrational but I just hate Yelp. Maybe it's all those cloying pictures of Yelpers, or the rah, rah language, or the gee whiz I'm here kinda ethos. I really can't explain it. I just hate Yelp.
  • rockergirl77
    rockergirl77
    Mamacita wrote: I just read this on eater.com
    Yet another mainstream media outlet conducts an investigative probe into Yelp's unseemly advertising and (alleged) extortion tactics. You know the saga: more and more business owners are coming forward and confirming that in exchange for dollars, Yelp will "help out" with negative reviews. And for the first time, CEO Jeremy Stoppelman half-acknowledges that maybe, just maybe, something illicit might be going on at Yelp HQ: "There is a remote chance that we have some sort of rogue sales person, but I think that it's more likely it's just a business owner that's pissed off about reviews on his page." Everyone got that? It was the rogue sales person. He hangs out with the lone gunman. [Eater SF]
    Woa! Thats crazy! I've been on Yelp for almost 2 years and have actually dealt with them in business relations on a couple of occasions. The company I work for has it's share of negative reviews, and in their defense they never offered anything to us regarding getting rid of the bad stuff. I do see business owners get on there and post BS positive reviews about their business all the time, but it's easy to spot because they have no userpic and only one review. Also their reviews are usually a little too informative.

    I post really negative one-star reviews for things all the time & they're all still up. But who knows what really goes on behind the scenes.
  • carmen
    carmen
    I use yelp (and am a member/poster) and I've actually noticed the opposite- I have posted positive reviews and they've disappeared! Who knows, I like it better than citysearch so I'll stick with it.
  • vidro3
    vidro3
    i'm on Yelp
    indefinitelee.yelp.com

    it's way better than citysearch, i don't know about the horsetrading that eater has been talking about but if a place has enough reviews you can usually tell if one or two completely different from the rest.
  • jeffrey
    jeffrey
    On a related note, from last week...

    Getting Yelped and Fighting Back
  • mpmav1
    mpmav1
    Yelp just had an article in the times (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/business/smallbusiness/21yelp.html) talking about how they are making millions. I could be wrong, but I doubt they would risk their million dollar business at the expense of making a bit more off the backs of business owners (who could only pay a few hundred a month). Just doesn't pass the old stink test.

    However, I could see businesses who are getting hurt because of continual bad reviews making it up and jumping on the band-wagon of "oh yeah, Yelp wants me to pay..." What you should do is bring a lawsuit for a few million if Yelp really did threaten you to pay, and you could prove they did so. You would have no case, but the bad publicity alone would have Yelp settle and you can then use the money to make your business not-crappy. :lol:

    Also, If your business has bad Yelp reviews, it would probably be easier to just call 3-4 friends and have them review. Usually no more than 10-15 reviews... so 4, 5 stars would make a big difference.

    Anyhow, if you couldn't tell, I never go anywhere without Yelping it first.
  • rockergirl77
    rockergirl77
    Mpmav1 wrote: Anyhow, if you couldn't tell, I never go anywhere without Yelping it first.
    Me too.
    Step one: Yelp (and sometimes a Brooklynian search too)
    Step two: menupages (to check out the scene)

    http://pandaporn.yelp.com
  • raw
    raw
    Mamacita wrote: I just read this on eater.com
    Yet another mainstream media outlet conducts an investigative probe into Yelp's unseemly advertising and (alleged) extortion tactics. You know the saga: more and more business owners are coming forward and confirming that in exchange for dollars, Yelp will "help out" with negative reviews. And for the first time, CEO Jeremy Stoppelman half-acknowledges that maybe, just maybe, something illicit might be going on at Yelp HQ: "There is a remote chance that we have some sort of rogue sales person, but I think that it's more likely it's just a business owner that's pissed off about reviews on his page." Everyone got that? It was the rogue sales person. He hangs out with the lone gunman. [Eater SF]
    This is why I never read citysearch, which is all paid ads.
  • livetotravel
    livetotravel
    Here's reason enough to start/return to reading Citysearch...


    Award-winning Writer Josh Ozersky Joins Citysearch to Dish About Food and New York's Dynamic Restaurant Scene

    Citysearch Spices Up New York Food and Restaurant Coverage in Top Market

    WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Foodies of the world
    rejoice: Citysearch, a leading online local guide and operating business of
    IAC (Nasdaq: IACI), introduces James Beard Award-winning food writer Josh
    Ozersky as the New York Senior Editor.

    Most recently, Ozersky was the online food editor for New York
    Magazine, and the primary writer for New York Magazine's blog, Grub Street,
    which was nominated twice for a National Magazine Award. This year, Ozersky
    received the James Beard Award for Food Writing / Multimedia. Formerly the
    restaurant critic for Newsday, Ozersky has also written about food and
    restaurants for The New York Times, The New York Post, Saveur, American
    Way, The New York Law Journal, and many other publications. He's also the
    author of Meat Me In Manhattan: A Carnivore's Guide to New York (2003). His
    most recent book, The Hamburger: A History, was published earlier this year
    and received glowing reviews in The New York Times, USA Today, The
    Economist, Fortune and elsewhere.

    In his role as New York Senior Editor, effective September 15, 2008,
    Ozersky will cook up daily extensive food and restaurant round-ups and
    provide the ultimate ins and outs on the best eateries the Big Apple has to
    offer. From features and blog posts, to videos, slideshows and other
    multimedia features, Ozersky will continually serve up New York's go-to
    spots, both hole-in-the-wall favorites and the latest talk-of-the-town
    restaurants, to the country's most insatiably curious public. Watch
    Citysearch New York's Restaurant section for many of Ozersky's reviews:
    (http://newyork.citysearch.com/find/section/newyork/restaurants.html).

    "Josh is an incredibly established and respected writer and we are
    thrilled to add his personality, passion and writing style to our team,"
    says Citysearch Vice President/Editor-in-Chief, Robert Moritz.

    "I am exhilarated at the chance to work with Citysearch, and of using
    all my powers to help shape Citysearch's coverage of the New York
    restaurant scene," says Ozersky. "In addition to our restaurant reviews,
    we'll be adding much more aggressive, up-to-the-minute daily news coverage,
    as well as innovative videos, features and a new and richer editorial
    approach. Citysearch is one of the most well-established brands, and it's
    an honor to have a chance to influence the way it treats the most important
    restaurant city in the world. Something really good is about to happen."
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