Product

date spot valentines day Yelp Mission Cheese
Product

• #Product, #Yelpers

We know Valentine’s Day can be stressful for everyone, whether you are seriously dating or seriously dateless. Yelp’s got your back with romantic restaurant recommendations, reservations, and a day-of deal from Eat24 if staying in is more your style. For last minute reservations, search for restaurants on Yelp and filter by reservation availability. Looks like… Read more

Yelp homepage redesign
Product

• #Product, #Yelpers

Who says you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression? With our new desktop homepage redesign we think you’ll love taking a second, third, or even fourth look around the new digs we created to build an even better Yelp homepage experience. What’s new on the Yelp homepage The new homepage features… Read more

Product

• #Product

Today we’re excited to announce a new feature for Yelp: Container businesses! No, we’re not talking about stores that sell tupperware. Container businesses are businesses that contain other businesses — think shopping malls and airports. Didn’t have time to pick up coffee before your flight? Now, you’ll be able to see which coffee shops and… Read more

Product

• #Product, #Yelpers, #Mobile

Yelp is all about sharing your experiences at local businesses, and we’re excited to announce yet another way to do just that. When checking into a business, you now have the opportunity to take a check-in photo to capture your surroundings. The camera will then flip, allowing you to take a selfie (or, a “Yelfie”),… Read more

Product

• #Product, #Yelpers

It’s the classic dilemma… your dish finally arrives after careful and calculated decision making by perusing Yelp for review highlights and scouring through images… but before you can dig into that mouthwatering meal, you first need to get that perfect picture. And not just any picture: one with perfect lighting, symmetry, and composition. Well, fellow… Read more

Product

• #Product, #Yelpers, #Mobile

Last month, we announced bookmark collections, a new way to organize and curate lists of businesses on Yelp. Today we’re excited to announce the ability to share your collections with others for them to follow! To share a collection, tap the ‘share’ icon, which will generate a link that you can either give directly to… Read more

News

• #News, #Product, #Consumer Protection Initiative

At Yelp, we work hard to surface the most useful information to consumers while they’re in the process of making a spending decision. That’s why we launched the LIVES program (LIVES stands for Local Inspector Value Entry Specification) back in 2013. The LIVES open data standard makes it possible for local municipalities to display their… Read more