yelp had so much potential but they pissed it all away. Google brain raped them [1,2]. Then they never recovered from it. Then there is ongoing issues between

yelp had so much potential but they pissed it all away. Google brain raped them [1,2]. Then they never recovered from it. Then there is ongoing issues between merchants and yelp [3] Yelp used to be a great place to find some decent place to eat in a new city. But the platform has gotten stale. Reviews are less reliable. Star rating often not useful. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/mar/20/google-illegally-took-content-from-amazon-yelp-tripadvisor-ftc-report https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/mar/20/google-il... [2] https://techcrunch.com/2015/02/06/google-takes-on-yelp-elites-with-its-new-local-guides-program/ https://techcrunch.com/2015/02/06/google-takes-on-yelp-elite... [3] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelp https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelp