The Quandary of YELP!

[Jenise]

I don't think I've ever seen a yellow pages that lists "Gay Florists".

It doesn't! But hotel concierges know where they are.

[Dale Williams]

Yes, you can buy good stuff at Home Depot, and I do. But mega-corporate management and profit focus do make a difference, and when I want sound, friendly advice on a hardware problem, and a personalized and fair deal, I'll walk up to the corner and hit Oscar's Hardware, Serving Louisville Since 1884, every time.

Sure, I'll always choose Readers (my local hardware store, what they have available in a comparatively small space boggles the mind) over HD if I have a choice- in last 5 years other than Sundays (when Readers is closed) I've probably been to HD three times- twice for LED recessed lights, once for a particular toilet.

But in an unfamiliar market I'd prefer to judge from a variety of choice/sources. My gaydar might not be correct for interior designers or florists
Actually I don't find "impeccable taste" translates from the visual to the alimentary. I know of at least 3 friends who have great visual taste, and that is how they judge restaurants. I prefer someone who really cares re food. Plus there is some truth to the reality that taxi drivers, hotel concierges, etc tend to send you to
"friends", and I'd assume florists do the same.

[Jenise]

Plus there is some truth to the reality that taxi drivers, hotel concierges, etc tend to send you to
"friends", and I'd assume florists do the same.

That's why I never ask a concierge for a restaurant reccomendation. The ploy worked well for us twice: in Auckland, NZ, it got us into a great B & B and then into a neighborhood of cool cafes and bistros, and another time it worked out great in Florida. But those were pre-social networking; now, there'd be no need.

[Keith M]

Dramatization . . . the future of Yelp:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEdXhH97Z7E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaSC7qVRL0w

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2kkISYgM4U

[Jeff Grossman/NYC]

I wonder who is paying for those vids.

[Robin Garr]

Dramatization . . . the future of Yelp:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEdXhH97Z7E

This is great!

[Dale Williams]

And the August Link(s) of the Month award goes to......Keith M!