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Monday | The bMighty Blog -- Fredric Paul

Yelp Controversy Exposes Dark Side of Web 2.0

Web 2.0 and user-generated content are great news for growing companies, offering them the ability to harness the wisdom of crowds and stand out even without the benefit of huge marketing budgets.

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Related Topix: Startups, Science / Technology, Internet, San Francisco, CA

Sat Aug 16, 2008

BusinessWeek

Where Customers Go to Praise (or Bash) You

If you run a consumer business, chances are pretty good a few of your customers are posting their opinions about it on the dozen or so Web sites that review local businesses across the country.

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Related Topix: Startups, Local Search

Sat Aug 09, 2008

Softpedia

Yelp 0.2.1

Everybody loves Yelp! For those seeking burritos in the Mission District of San Francisco, it's easy to feel awash in a sea of taquerias with little to go on for decision-making other than whether the rice has ...

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Related Topix: Startups

Wed Aug 06, 2008

Lifehacker

EveryBlock Provides Localized News [Webapps]

Webapp EveryBlock delivers localized news from five major U.S. cities - New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco, and Charlotte .

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Related Topix: Startups, Craigslist

Mon Aug 04, 2008

Bay Area Bites

Finding Oakland's Pho Ao Sen

As summer reaches its August peak and as families get desperately creative with their staycations , I've been reminiscing about those old car trips of my youth: my mom hopelessly lost somewhere between Denver ...

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Related Topix: California, Startups, Dining

Sun Aug 03, 2008

Laughing Squid

Peacock Lounge & Gold Room, A Private Club In the Lower Haight

Last night I finally had a chance to check out the Peacock Lounge & Gold Room , an eclectic private club in the Lower Haight neighborhood of San Francisco.

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Related Topix: Startups

Fri Aug 01, 2008

VentureBeat

Yahoo's SearchMonkey escapes into the wild of general search

SearchMonkey, Yahoo's platform for allowing developers to improve its search results , is now providing richer results for all Yahoo searchers.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Local Search, Startups, Social Software

Thu Jul 31, 2008

Yelp Blog

Arabian Nights in San Francisco

Bay area yelpers made it out to the Yelp Elite event at Cossu last evening for an exotic night of Moroccan cuisine, booty shaking Arabic beats, a daring sword swallower, hypnotic belly dancers, exotic ...

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Related Topix: Startups

Wed Jul 30, 2008

Philadelphia Will Do

Other Cities' Yelp Members Much Worse

Art from Foobooz sent this over a while ago, but I misplaced the link 'til now. According to the San Francisco Chronicle , restaurant owners in the Bay Area are upset over patrons demanding free food in ...

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Related Topix: Restaurant Management, Startups

Tue Jul 29, 2008

The Kelsey Group

SFGate Launches Lifestyle Section, Powered by CityVoter

CityVoter has partnered with SFGate to power the online newspaper's new lifestyle section.

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Related Topix: Startups

Sat Jul 26, 2008

PalmAddicts

Centro: Traveler's Dream

I just LOVE this little phone, and it was particularly useful this past week while on vacation.

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Related Topix: Startups, San Francisco, CA

Tue Jul 22, 2008

Los Angeles Times

Reviews of local services

Just a few years ago, Yelp was used primarily by San Francisco-area residents to exchange opinions on local restaurants, bars and nightclubs.

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Related Topix: San Francisco Metro, University of California System, Startups

Sun Jul 20, 2008

PalmAddicts

Centro: Traveler's Dream

I just LOVE this little phone, and it was particularly useful this past week while on vacation.

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Related Topix: Startups, San Francisco, CA

Fri Jul 18, 2008

SFGate

S.F.: Rec center ready for public perusal

WHAT'S NEW AGAIN S.F. rec center ready for public perusal: Even before Saturday's reopening of the Moscone Recreation Center on Chestnut Street in San Francisco, the building was drawing five-star reviews from ...

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Related Topix: Startups, San Francisco Metro, UC San Francisco, University of California System, San Francisco, CA

Thu Jul 17, 2008

KVOA-TV Tucson

Yelp Launches Native Application For iPhone

Yelp, Inc. , the community-led local review website, today announced the launch of a native application designed for Apple iPhone that will be available today from the new Apple App Store.

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Related Topix: iPhone, Startups

Tue Jul 15, 2008

ChowHound

Free Food, or I'll Yelp

When customers want to trade a good review for comped food, everyone loses. Some users of Yelp, the reader-generated review site, may be demanding comped meals from restaurateurs in exchange for good reviews , ...

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Related Topix: Startups, Restaurant Management

Sun Jul 13, 2008

CNET News.com

As expected, MenuPages likely acquired

Looks like we were right: PaidContent reported Thursday that restaurant and take-out menu listing site MenuPages has been acquired.

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Related Topix: Startups, Advertising

Fri Jul 11, 2008

CNET News.com

Good eatin' from Yelp, the iPhone way

Yelp on the iPhone maps and calls destinations and provides user ratings, but leaves off other social-networking elements.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Startups, iPhone, Media, CNET Networks, Computers

Thu Jul 10, 2008

All Cupcakes, All The Time

Google VP Marissa Mayer on her favorite cupcakes

Review site Yelp interviews Google Vice President of Search Products & User Experience Marissa Mayer, who is a renowned cupcake fan, even reportedly creating spreadsheets detailing her favorite cupcakes and ...

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Related Topix: Startups, Cake, Baked Goods, Life, Dessert, Food, Wedding

Wed Jul 09, 2008

VentureBeat

Yet more local reviews, with the launch of Praized

What's the best local place for coffee? What about a burrito? Chances are if you don't know, you know where to find out: Citysearch , Yelp , Zagat or any number of other sites.

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Related Topix: Local Search, Startups, Blog News, Emerging Technology

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