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- Location Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA
- Website
- http://www.yelp.com/
- Keywords
- search business events reviews localsearch localreviews avriette
Company Profile
Ten things you should know abou Yelp:
- Yelp was founded in 2004 to help people find great local businesses like dentists, hair stylists and mechanics
- As of December 2009, more than 26 million people visited Yelp in the past 30 days
- Yelpers have written over 9 million local reviews, over 85% of them rating a business 3 stars or higher
- In addition to reviews, you can use Yelp to find events, special offers, lists and to talk with other Yelpers
- Every business owner (or manager) can setup a free account to post offers, photos and message her customers
- Yelp makes money by selling ads to local businesses - you'll see these yellow, clearly labeled "Sponsored Results" around the site
- Paying advertisers can also promote a favorite review at the top of their Yelp page, but can never change or re-order their other 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 Yelp on your phone at http://m.yelp.com, or use Yelp for iPhone, Yelp for BlackBerry, Yelp for Palm Pre, and Yelp for Android
- The Weekly Yelp is available in 30 city editions to bring you the latest business openings & other happenings