Tag: YELP

Solving unmet needs through startup companies

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI, Information Visualization, Metadata Masterdata

In Big Tech, Bet on Companies That Seek a ‘Better Way’ Sarah Mitroff, wired.com Consumer internet companies are notorious for selling us something we don’t really need, whether it’s Foursquare telling us to check-in to the restaurants and shops we enter, or Facebook encouraging us to share every detail of our lives. But it’s… In … Continue reading Solving unmet needs through startup companies

3 billion check-ins let Foursquare highlight the most awesome places

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI, Digital Health, Information Visualization, Sustainable Design

3 billion check-ins let Foursquare highlight the most awesome places in the U.S. John Koetsier, venturebeat.com Three billion check-ins and tens of millions of tips ought to add up to something. In Foursquare’s case, that means the “Best of” series, which highlights “the most awesome places in cities across the U.S.”The location-based social network, which … Continue reading 3 billion check-ins let Foursquare highlight the most awesome places

ZenPayroll Launches Cloud-Based Payroll Service With $6.1M In Seed Funding From CEOs At Yammer, Box, Yelp And Dropbox

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI, Information Visualization

Alex Williams, techcrunch.com Y Com­bi­na­tor com­pa­ny Zen­Pay­roll launched its cloud-based pay­roll ser­vice today with $6.1 mil­lion in seed fund­ing from Google Ven­tures and invest­ments from the CEOs at Yam­mer, Box, Yelp and Drop­box. It is the largest seed round ever … RT @TechCrunch: ZenPayroll Launches Cloud-Based Payroll Service With $6.1M In Seed Funding From CEOs … Continue reading ZenPayroll Launches Cloud-Based Payroll Service With $6.1M In Seed Funding From CEOs At Yammer, Box, Yelp And Dropbox

MagPortal.com: Magazine Article Search Engine and Directory

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI, Linguistic Search

MagPortal.com - Magazine Article Search Engine and Directory. Related articles WebsiteSpot.com Helps Customers with Local Search Engine Marketing (prweb.com) New Event Marketing Ideas and Strategy from ByReputation's New Event Promotion Service (prweb.com) Bing - Decision Engine, Search Portal or Search Engine with Benefits? (covario.com)

Yelp: Boston Restaurants, Dentists, Bars, Doctors

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Systems AI

Boston Restaurants, Dentists, Bars, Beauty Salons, Doctors. Related articles Think Yelp is Unbiased? Think Again!! (forbes.com) Now you can Yelp in your BMW (reviews.cnet.com) iOS 6 to feature Yelp integration (iphonelife.com) Would You Trust Yelp Reviews With Your Life? [Chatroom] (gizmodo.com) Yelp me! (talentim.wordpress.com)