Where do you find out about the best restaurants and businesses in the area? Of course Yelp! Check us out on our new Yelp page! Leave us a review to let us know how we’re doing.
10 Facts about Yelp:
- Yelp was founded in 2004 to help people find great local businesses like dentists, hair stylists and mechanics
- As of August 2011, more than 63 million people visited Yelp in the past 30 days
- Yelpers have written over 21 million local reviews
- In addition to reviews, you can use Yelp to find events, lists and to talk with other Yelpers
- Every business owner (or manager) can setup a free account to post photos and message her customers
- Yelp makes money by selling ads to local businesses – you’ll see these clearly labeled “Yelp Ads” around the site
- Paying advertisers can never change or re-order their reviews
- Yelp has an automated filter that suppresses a small portion of reviews – it targets those suspicious ones you see on other sites
- You can access Yelp via iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, and more – see the full list of mobile apps here.
- The Weekly Yelp is available in 66 city editions to bring you the latest business openings & other happenings
(via Yelp About Us page)
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