{"id":22369,"date":"2021-05-23T10:07:21","date_gmt":"2021-05-23T14:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/?p=22369"},"modified":"2021-06-10T14:25:15","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T18:25:15","slug":"mike-b-around-the-web-i-look-at-yelp-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blumenthals.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/23\/mike-b-around-the-web-i-look-at-yelp-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike B: Around the Web, I Look at Yelp and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every week I look forward to my work at LocalU and Near Media. Be sure to catch the article on Yelp. As a reminder, the FeedBurner email feed of my posts is going away soon. If you want to follow my writing subscribe to the Near Media Newsletter<\/a> where I am joining David Mihm and Greg Sterling for a strategic look at local.<\/p>\n

Articles:<\/p>\n

What Happened to Yelp: A Hospitality Reviews Case Study<\/a><\/p>\n

Did Yelp get pushed or did they jump? Google critics argue the company’s search monopoly harmed Yelp. In this case study of a hospitality facility I take a closer look that reveals a more complex story with missed opportunities and many competitors for Yelp.<\/p>\n

Podcasts<\/p>\n

The Near Memo #16<\/a> – Yelp, Google I\/O: they flex their AI muscles and move further into local products with the Shopping Graph; Google going into Retail, really?<\/p>\n

Available on Apple<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0Google Podcasts<\/a><\/p>\n

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Video<\/p>\n

Near Media:
\nPart 1 Video: (7:12) Are Yelp\u2019s problems self-inflicted? <\/a>
\nPart 2 Video (8:32): Google I\/O AI & Local Shopping<\/a>
\nPart 3 Video (17:15): Google going into Retail, really?<\/a><\/p>\n

LocalU
\nVideo: Last Week in Local for Week Ending May 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n

Mary, Carrie and I discuss the return of the 10-pack, google\u2019s technical SEO discovery chops, common service area business GMB mistakes, great service business optimization tactics, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Every week I look forward to my work at LocalU and Near Media. Be sure to catch the article on Yelp. As a reminder, the FeedBurner email feed of my posts is going away soon. If you want to follow my writing subscribe to the Near Media Newsletter where I am joining David Mihm and …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":262,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t