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Find Reviews of Restaurants and More
Posted by Matt | Posted in Shopping, Social Websites | Posted on 01-20-2009
If you’re looking to try out a new restaurant, bar, hair salon or dentist but aren’t sure where to go or which one to choose, check out Yelp. Soaring in popularity since Google began including reviews from Yelp on their local listings section, the concept is simple: a place to talk about what’s great and sometimes what’s not so great about the places and business you visit. Known as Yelpers, the users that comprise Yelp make the site what it is. The very definition of Web 2.0, Yelp is a great site for users and businesses to find each other, and learn more about what the other is all about.
Once an account is created (free of course) you too can become a Yelper and upload photos, add a bio, and most importantly begin reviewing! And with the addition of Mobile Yelp users on the go will never again have to randomly choose a restaurant or bar without first seeing what their fellow Yelpers have to say about it!
**Update** Yelp now has both an iPhone and iPad app, both of which are free. Since I wrote this post I’ve come to use Yelp all the time, especially when I’m trying to decide which restaurant I want to eat at. If you have either one of these devices, I highly recommend downloading their app.
