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Welcome to day 3 of Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time! WhatsApp barely beat out Dark Sky in our second round of the tournament, garnering 53 percent of the overall vote. RIP Dark Sky. And today we have an ep...

The Greatest App of All Time: March Madness Bracket Day ...

This entry was posted in google search Google-Maps WhatsApp Yelp on March 3, 2024 by Rhett Jones

Yelp reviewers will finally be able to add videos to their posts, creating a new opportunity to fully share their experience and atmosphere. The company announced the newest feature will be available for the majority of iOS users on Tuesday and will be...

Yelp Adds Video Reviews and AI Features to Its App

This entry was posted in Android software Yelp on April 25, 2023 by Nikki Main

Yelp released its very first trust and safety report this week, with the goal of explaining the work that it does to crack down on fraudulent and otherwise inaccurate or unhelpful content. With focus on local business reviews and information, you might think Yelp would be relatively free of the types of misinformation that other […]

Yelp puts trust and safety in the spotlight

This entry was posted in Apps Mobile TC Yelp on February 26, 2021 by Anthony Ha

Moving forward, Yelp users won’t just be asked whether a business has good food or accepts credit cards — the platform is also allowing them to share feedback on whether the staff is wearing masks and enforcing social distancing. Yelp’s head of consumer product Akhil Kuduvalli Ramesh suggested that this is the next phase of […]

Yelp will show user feedback about businesses’ health and safety ...

This entry was posted in Apps Mobile Social TC Yelp on January 12, 2021 by Anthony Ha

Over the past few months, Yelp has been takin steps to help businesses reeling from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic — things like waived fees, virtual service listings and GoFundMe fundraisers (that last one had a mixed reception). But without getting into the question of whether the United States is reopening at the right […]

Yelp adds new features for reopening businesses

This entry was posted in Mobile TC Yelp on June 16, 2020 by Anthony Ha

Yelp adds new features for reopening businesses

This entry was posted in Mobile TC Yelp on June 16, 2020 by Anthony Ha

With a new feature called Yelp Connect, Yelp is allowing users to go beyond customer reviews and see “what the restaurants have to say for themselves.” That’s according to Devon Wright, Yelp’s general manager of restaurant marketplaces. He explained that with Yelp Connect, restaurants will be able to post updates about things like recent additions […]

Yelp adds predictive wait times and a new way for ...

This entry was posted in Apps Mobile Yelp on September 12, 2019 by Anthony Ha

Yelp announced this morning that it will start allowing users to tailor their search results and homepage based on their personal preferences. In other words, if you’re vegetarian, or if you’re parent who’s usually looking for kid-friendly restaurants, you won’t have to reenter that information every time you do a search. Instead, you can enter […]

Yelp will let users personalize their homepage and search results

This entry was posted in Apps Mobile Yelp on August 27, 2019 by Anthony Ha

You probably don’t know how much it should cost to get your home’s windows washed, yard landscaped or countertops replaced. But Setter does. The startup pairs you with a home improvement concierge familiar with all the vendors, prices and common screwups that plague these jobs. Setter finds the best contractors across handiwork, plumbing, electrical, carpentry […]