Difference between revisions of "Yelp Reviewing"
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− | {{initial|Y}}elp is an iOS application/website whose purpose is to “connect people with great local businesses”. These businesses may include, but are not limited to restaurants, hair salons, bars, coffee shops, gas stations, drugstores, nightlife, and shopping locations. Yelp accesses a user’s location with their permission and based on their selection from the options above, the app will provide a list of nearby locations to satisfy the request. The Yelp user also has the opportunity to narrow down the results based on the amount of money they would like to spend, whether the business is currently open, whether the business delivers their services, or even whether the business accepts online reservations. | + | {{initial|Y}}elp is an iOS application/website whose purpose is to “connect people with great local businesses” <ref name = "About Us">https://www.yelp.com/about Retrieved 14 March 2018.</ref>. These businesses may include, but are not limited to restaurants, hair salons, bars, coffee shops, gas stations, drugstores, nightlife, and shopping locations. Yelp accesses a user’s location with their permission and based on their selection from the options above, the app will provide a list of nearby locations to satisfy the request. The Yelp user also has the opportunity to narrow down the results based on the amount of money they would like to spend, whether the business is currently open, whether the business delivers their services, or even whether the business accepts online reservations. |
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While reviews are a good indicator as to whether the local business is a good one, a picture is worth a thousand words. Sometimes, it is important, for example in a restaurant, to see whether the food looks appetizing to the user, or if the restaurant is clean. As much as aesthetics don’t determine whether the food is good quality, some people value the atmosphere of the restaurant when determining if they should go there. Photos are the only ways that users can access that information without being physically present in the restaurant, in this case. | While reviews are a good indicator as to whether the local business is a good one, a picture is worth a thousand words. Sometimes, it is important, for example in a restaurant, to see whether the food looks appetizing to the user, or if the restaurant is clean. As much as aesthetics don’t determine whether the food is good quality, some people value the atmosphere of the restaurant when determining if they should go there. Photos are the only ways that users can access that information without being physically present in the restaurant, in this case. | ||
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Yelp is an app that allows users to rate restaurants, businesses, and companies based on their experiences. They determine a rating based on the number of stars they click on. They can choose between 1-5 stars and every time someone looks up that business/restaurant/company, they are able to view all the ratings from previous people. However, Yelp only provides a user with 3 ratings at first. While the ratings show up based on how recent they were posted, a company can “mask” negative reviews by paying yelp to hide the bad reviews. In other words, the 3 reviews on the main page aren’t necessarily bad, but once you click on “See more reviews”, bad reviews can come up, even if they are the most recent ones. Most people are unaware of this situation, but if you log onto Yelp yourself, you’ll see the reality of it. | Yelp is an app that allows users to rate restaurants, businesses, and companies based on their experiences. They determine a rating based on the number of stars they click on. They can choose between 1-5 stars and every time someone looks up that business/restaurant/company, they are able to view all the ratings from previous people. However, Yelp only provides a user with 3 ratings at first. While the ratings show up based on how recent they were posted, a company can “mask” negative reviews by paying yelp to hide the bad reviews. In other words, the 3 reviews on the main page aren’t necessarily bad, but once you click on “See more reviews”, bad reviews can come up, even if they are the most recent ones. Most people are unaware of this situation, but if you log onto Yelp yourself, you’ll see the reality of it. |
Revision as of 20:59, 16 March 2018
History
https://www.eater.com/2014/8/5/6177213/yelp-turns-10-from-startup-to-online-review-dominance
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/yelp-discover-local-favorites/id284910350?mt=8 If you want to download from the Apple Store, click here. https://www.yelp.com/about If you want to learn more about Yelp’s history, click here.
Features
https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/14/yelp-q-and-a/
Ratings
Comments
Comments are construed underneath the ratings, so that people have other ways of responding to experiences that people have had with a business. They are important for others to develop an idea as to if there is a general consensus on whether the business was successful with their services or not.
Photos
While reviews are a good indicator as to whether the local business is a good one, a picture is worth a thousand words. Sometimes, it is important, for example in a restaurant, to see whether the food looks appetizing to the user, or if the restaurant is clean. As much as aesthetics don’t determine whether the food is good quality, some people value the atmosphere of the restaurant when determining if they should go there. Photos are the only ways that users can access that information without being physically present in the restaurant, in this case.
References
- ↑ https://www.yelp.com/about Retrieved 14 March 2018.
Yelp is an app that allows users to rate restaurants, businesses, and companies based on their experiences. They determine a rating based on the number of stars they click on. They can choose between 1-5 stars and every time someone looks up that business/restaurant/company, they are able to view all the ratings from previous people. However, Yelp only provides a user with 3 ratings at first. While the ratings show up based on how recent they were posted, a company can “mask” negative reviews by paying yelp to hide the bad reviews. In other words, the 3 reviews on the main page aren’t necessarily bad, but once you click on “See more reviews”, bad reviews can come up, even if they are the most recent ones. Most people are unaware of this situation, but if you log onto Yelp yourself, you’ll see the reality of it.