Lindsay Adams — 2 April 2009
Yelping about Yelp!
I first learned about Yelp when I moved to San Francisco and found it to be a really helpful tool since I was new to the area and it was easy to find information on anything from restaurants, bars, doctors, to grocery stores. Basically, for you non-Yelpers, it’s a site where people review businesses, but it’s got such an interested in growing base of reviewers there is tons of information.
It didn’t take long before “Yelp” became a common verb in my vocabulary. When I heard of a place I often decided to “yelp it” before deciding if I wanted to check it out. Yelp has replaced Google for local places and its spreading popularity allows me to Yelp things in cities around the country too! I find this especially helpful when I’m in field and looking for a good dinner spot near my hotel.
Eventually I felt it was my duty to give back to the Yelp community and started contributing my own Yelp reviews. This opened doors in even more ways. I was soon connected with other Yelpers, and started feeling the need to review everything and anything I came in contact with. You might think this sounds excessive, but I’ve come to realize that sometimes that one review can really help someone. It’s also a great spot to find out what’s going on in a city. There are bulletin boards with postings about things like trivia nights and even Snuggie pub crawls. I’m hoping they will have a sight up and running internationally at some point as well, so I can get some Yelp help when I’m abroad.
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