Comments on: Why Yelp works

By: picturetheuk (James Penman)

picturetheuk (James Penman) — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:59:01 +0000

Re-reading ‘Why Yelp works’ : http://tinyurl.com/6r2cg9

By: Helen Gaynor

Helen Gaynor — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:45:01 +0000

So can anyone tell me what is Yelps Business Model? And is it actually working?
Thanks

By: Helen Gaynor

Helen Gaynor — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:45:00 +0000

So can anyone tell me what is Yelps Business Model? And is it actually working?
Thanks

By: nic

nic — Wed, 14 May 2008 07:48:06 +0000

Thanks James – I have also wondered if Yelp is over-hyped. The NYT article criticises Citysearch for not having found a profitable business model, yet the same is also true of Yelp.

By: nic

nic — Wed, 14 May 2008 07:48:00 +0000

Thanks James – I have also wondered if Yelp is over-hyped. The NYT article criticises Citysearch for not having found a profitable business model, yet the same is also true of Yelp.

By: jamescoops

jamescoops — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:02:21 +0000

Yelp did pay for reviews in the early days of the service as I understand it. Also, they are yet to achieve any scale beyond San Fran and New York? Finally, the amount of capital invested has been huge – Trusted Places is run on a shoestring in comparison. Agree they have been good at making it ‘cool’ to add reviews there and building community though.

By: jamescoops

jamescoops — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:02:00 +0000