I was just in a business lunch and we were dicussing some of the social media sites out there that are of use to business. Sure we can say they all have use, but what ones are people really using in MASS?
Well we know the Big 4, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, G+ …. but what about Yelp?
It is easy enough to connect and create an account to Yelp.com from Facebook or you can just fill out the sign-up form and your in. The FB connect thing is very helpful for those too lazy to create yet another account.
Once you are on Yelp, you are not alone. You will quickly asked to find and connect with friends on this social network. People don;t think of Yelp as Social Media, but when haven’t reviews and feedback not been a social outcry? With 100,000,000 people on Yelp you will find some people you know and you will be connecting and sharing with them…sounds socialistic to me.
Here is the Article:
Ever since Facebook launched the beta version of Graph Search, there has been some speculation around the ’Net that the social network’s new feature could end up being a Yelp and/or Foursquare killer.
If that is the case, Graph Search will have some big shoes to fill, because Yelp has announced that it received more than 100 million unique visitors in January 2013 (not including the 9.4 million users who used the mobile app during the same timeframe). While 100 million is still far from Facebook’s membership numbers, it does prove that Yelp has a very dedicated user base. Moreover, the engagement that came from these visitors was equally impressive.
