‘Eats’ Archives
Praise the Lard!
For my friend Adi in Israel, in celebration of the iPad's new "kosher" status. Reading that the most chosen of all products (at least, by me) has received a "heksher," led me to ruminate on my second most coveted product. Hint: it's sow sow good. Tough to argue with Dahlia Rideout's meaty logic, "bacon is the great equalizer in American [...]
Flash Fried? Savor Every Byte
After reading the Los Angeles Times take on how hardcore foodies and bloggers are the new paparazzi, I decided to do an analysis of my daily habits in search of my true "foodiness:" However, time spent eating doesn't accurately reflect time spent preparing to eat — reading food blogs and pondering my next culinary adventure. The general [...]
Yelp: Ad Nauseum
The Yelp "extortion" hullabaloo continues. CEO and co-founder Jeremy Stoppelman has consistently and vehemently denied that Yelp ever offered preferential treatment in exchange for advertising agreements. Despite Yelp's claim to the contrary, it seems their boiler room must be bigger than the Iron Chef's Chairman's ego. Yelp's claims that [...]
Yelp Gets Served
Unfortunately, the dream of David beating Goliath ended last night with Butler's heartbreaking loss in the NCAA finals, but the little guy did score a victory — against Yelp. The recent extortion allegations against Yelp have forced the company to move quickly to assure transparency in how they display user reviews. "Online Communities" can [...]
Should You Eat Bacon?
Even though signals appear to be scrambled on Bacon's relevance, Bacon continues to ham it up. Click on the link to answer the question: Should you eat bacon? As the sizzling It's All About The Bacon blog says — "Bacon is not all taking. Sometimes Bacon gives back." Further research: It's All About The Bacon
Henry Blodget on the Yelp Controversy
Always worth reading Silicon Alley Insider's Henry Blodget and his summary yesterday of the extortion accusations against Yelp clarifies some of the key arguments on both sides. "Bottom line: Companies that choose to pay Yelp have a lot of control over the appearance of their pages. Specifically, they can commission long, detailed, five-star [...]
Rebel Yelp, Part D’oh: Indigestion
Yelp is being sued for extortion, allegedly asking for $300 per month over a period of 1 year in order to suppress a negative review received by a Long Beach animal hospital. The New York Times' Nick Bilton also wrote an article just last month about how Yelp enables negative reviews and how one particularly cruel review turned ugly. Nick [...]
Rebel Yelp
Fascinating news from Yelp yesterday, with CEO Jeremy Stoppelman announcing there would be no IPO for several years, 2 months after they reportedly turned down a $500M acquisition by Google. It takes a lot of nerve to turn down those sheckles in today's market, particularly when new competitors like Foursquare are appearing on the scene. [...]
