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While I agree with the other comments, I'm going to call this a dick move of the week. I understand that google wasn't buying yelp just for the sake of owning y
by dzlobin 17y ago
While I agree with the other comments, I'm going to call this a dick move of the week. I understand that google wasn't buying yelp just for the sake of owning yelp, but Jesus Christ, yelp is a terrible terrible website for reviews of anything(I can only vouch for the NYC yelp). It's a pretty widely regarded fact here that yelp reviews do not count for shit, thus making the website a joke. They should have taken the money and ran.
Edit: If you don't agree, feel free to browse the reviews of NYC restaurants for some great advice by hundreds of thousands of self-proclaimed culinary experts and trendy hipsters who's idea of a good bar is one with big game hunter in the back and a 95% mustache rate.
- caffogene 17y agoYou're thinking like a movie critic more than a business owner. The quality of the reviews counts for squat if the cash flows are positive. In the end, Google thinks it's a financially sound acquisition aligned with the company's vision. That is what matters.
- zackattack 17y agoWhat would you recommend in NYC instead of Yelp?
- defen 17y agonymag.com is pretty good.
- joubert 17y agoSeconded. NY Mag is far more in the know, and current.
- axod 17y agoCall me carazzzy, but word of mouth??
- dagw 17y agoWord of mouth really only works if you live there, not so much if you're just passing through. And the time you really need a site like yelp is for all those times you're just passing through place and want to know who will do you a good pizza.
- axod 17y agoOK, I guess I misunderstood the use case. Seems like a niche to me.
- dagw 17y agoThat's my use case for yelp like sites anyway. When I'm at home I go out for dinner on avg. once or twice a week or so and go to a new restaurant probably less than 1 time in 10, so my need for restaurant reviews is quite low. I also have plenty of other local sources for good reviews when I need them When I'm traveling I eat out basically every night and visit a new restaurant pretty close 100% of the time. On the whole I have much greater need for a site with reviews of restaurants in not my home town than in my home town, and that hardly seems niche to me.
- joubert 17y agoThen try TimeOut?
- dzlobin 17y agoI second nymag. Also, while not a replacement for yelp, Per Se, keeping up with ny.eater.com will ensure you know of all the interesting/amazing places to eat/go out.
- dcurtis 17y agoDid you really have to be that angry and extremist in your comment? Seriously, that was painful to read. I've used Yelp in NYC countless times. It's not that bad; you just have to filter through the reviews. It's like any social site.
- yardie 17y agoSounds way too meta to me. You have to review the reviews to actually find a useful review? If the site is being abused and the reviews need to be filtered than it's effective usefulness goes way down.
- dzlobin 17y agoFair enough, you're right. I was just blown away that yelp would pass up half a billion dollars.