Articles by Rachel Youngblade:
The Best Locally Made Gifts In Every State
While many people have already started their holiday shopping, it’s guaranteed there are plenty of folks out there who have gift-giving paralysis. They have the best intentions, but maybe they just don’t know where to start. Well look no further, Yelp’s list of best locally made gifts in every state is coming to the rescue!… Read more
Find Gender-neutral Restrooms at 160,000+ Businesses on Yelp
Since launching our new gender-neutral restrooms attribute on Yelp in March, the feature has really taken off. There are now more than 160,000 businesses on Yelp that are marked as having gender-neutral restrooms. That’s one of the largest databases available for this information! A breakdown of the categories of business that have been marked as… Read more
Study Finds Hospitals With Higher Yelp Ratings Have Fewer Preventable Readmissions
Researchers at the Manhattan Institute recently published a study showing that higher Yelp ratings correlate with lower potentially preventable readmission rates (PPR), a widely accepted metric for hospital quality, concluding that Yelp is a “useful, clear, and reliable tool for comparing the quality of different facilities.” The researchers chose to use preventable readmissions, instances where… Read more
Hungry? Yelp Data Highlights Our Community’s Favorite Pizza, Cookies & Tacos In Every State
You know that feeling when you want a cookie, but not just any cookie? Only the tastiest cookie in America will do! OK, so maybe you usually settle for the closest cookie, but now you’re intrigued, right? The Yelp Data Science team is here to solve your dilemma…or start a good discussion, at least. We’ve… Read more
Study Finds Yelp Reviews More Helpful Than Government Data
Next time you need a doctor will you check the HCAHPS? If you’re like me, you just said “what the heck is the HCAHPS?” And that’s precisely the point. The Washington Post reported on a new study published in Health Affairs by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania that looked at 17,000 Yelp reviews of… Read more
New Yelp SF Headquarters Open for Business
Yelpers love San Francisco. Our company started in SF and our headquarters have been within the radius of the same few city blocks ever since. We recently took up residence in a brand new space (well, brand new to *us* – it’s a historic San Francisco building), and we couldn’t be more excited. Why the… Read more
Compliments: They’re free. Give them!
The other day I was minding my business when a stranger in passing blurted out, “I like your shoes!” And you know what? I was on cloud nine for the next 15 minutes. My shoes (red ballet flats if you must know) weren’t earth-shatteringly cool, but this person made an effort to give me a… Read more
Get Your Gym On, Yelpers
We all have our vices. Some of you are likely polishing off the last remainders of 75-percent-off post-Valentine’s Day chocolates. Others were perhaps recently treated by their sweetheart to a delicious romantic dinner, likely accompanied by a tasteful bottle (or two) of wine. Or maybe your weekend was filled with a feast of take-out Chinese… Read more
How a Restaurant Critic Uses Yelp
If you didn’t know who New York Times Restaurant Critic Pete Wells was before, you probably do now after his famous (infamous?) review of Guy Fieri’s new Times Square restaurant, Guy’s American Kitchen and Bar. Pete’s review spread through the interwebs like a case of mono in a college dorm, leaving many (present company included)… Read more
Day in the Life of a Yelp Product Manager
Madhu P., tamer of lions, urban explorer and Yelp PM, takes us on a magical journey through a day in his life at Yelp HQ in today’s blog post. A UC Berkeley and CMU Alum, Madhu spends mornings gearing up for the day with a trip to the gym and a sizeable portion of coffee…. Read more