Shift Buzz These intrepid reviewers took to Yelp to explain just what was wrong with the butts, boobs, “ding a lings,” and general attitudes at the strip clubs of their choice.
Tech Buzz I stopped looking at Yelp because I found something better: Foursquare.
Culture Buzz Yelp user Long-underwear “Man” M. is about as enthusiastic about comic books as he is about his thermals. Along with a handful of passionate reviews, he's uploaded 437 photos to his Yelp profile, dozens of which are of him in his long underwear. Oh, and did I mention he's from the year 2028?
Food Buzz BuzzFeed doesn't post restaurant recommendations very often, but this McDowell's place looks great! Sure there's a 95% chance you could be robbed when you go, but those Big Mick's with seedless buns topped off by a strawberry milkshake sound worth it.
He still gives it two stars, so the concessions must be deece. John Wilkes Booth begs to differ. (via pleated-jeans.com)
Culture Buzz Still unsure about having your next abortion at the $7 billion Abortionplex in Topeka, Kansas? These reviews from Yelp will probably change your mind.
http://eater.com/archives/2010/11/10/denver-chef-calls-ye...
Yeah, I don't think he knows how the internet works.
Food Buzz KegMate, a kegerator from some nerds at Yelp, uses an iPad to keep track of who's had how much beer. It also has a wonderfully dorky demo video.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/08/technology/personaltech...
A primer on social networking sites for those who don't know a Yelp from a FriendFeed.
http://tweetmeme.com/story/1464285863/5-cool-non-profit-u...
Geoff Livingston co-founded Zoetica to focus on cause-related work, and released an award-winning book on new media Now is Gone in 2007.The continuing evolution of location-based social networking has yielded creative solutions for advocacy, fundraising and crisis response.
This SF pizza place made staff t-shirts out of bitchy reviews on its Yelp profile. Ha! If we did this at BuzzFeed, we'd all end up wearing “WTF?” and boob shirts.
Culture Buzz Are some of Yelp's telemarketers pushing the idea of removing bad reviews for businesses that buy advertising on the site? The story — most recently in the East Bay Express, but one that has made the rounds of Bay Area publications — is fraught with contradictions, and unfortunately there's still no recording of one of these calls, but it's certainly not helping the site's profile. And this concludes Wonky Internet Nerd Controversy Week here at BuzzFeed.