Yelp Fights Back Against Foursquare, Gowalla
January 22nd, 2010 admin
Yelp, which recently launched “check-ins” via its iPhone app in a move that put it on the same playing field as Foursquare and Gowalla, is making those check-ins an integral part of its user-review services . As shown in the screenshot below, a review of a particular retail outlet or service in Yelp will now show whether that user has checked in at that location, and if so how many times. Users who check in frequently will get small “R” logos beside their names to show that they’re a regular at that spot. Yelp — which …
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