Foursquare now gives ratings for locations, becomes Yelp competitor

Re:Foursquare now gives ratings for locations, becomes Yelp ... by stevewillows on Monday November 05, 2012 @06:21PM (#4746384)

Don't forget to add on the xkcd comic!

http://xkcd.com/1098/

The trouble with these rating systems is that they're usually done by one of two groups: people who wish they were foodies or people who had a bad experience.

It's nice to see Foursquare get into this space, but like another commenter said -- it'd be nice to see them tackle the minor issues like hours of operations and menus (maybe through some sort of reward?).

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Re:Foursquare now gives ratings for locations, becomes Yelp ... by harryh on Monday November 05, 2012 @06:26PM (#4746410)

We definitely agree that menus + hours and all sorts of things like that are important too. We've already got a couple hundred thousand menus in the system and are working on getting more.

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Re:Foursquare now gives ratings for locations, becomes Yelp ... by stevewillows on Monday November 05, 2012 @07:26PM (#4746597)

I wish you the best success with the new features. We're excited to build up our local area.

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Re:Foursquare now gives ratings for locations, becomes Yelp ... by byproxy on Monday November 05, 2012 @09:45PM (#4747008)

People who wish they were foodies? What makes a true foodie?

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Re:Foursquare now gives ratings for locations, becomes Yelp ... by stevewillows on Monday November 05, 2012 @10:10PM (#4747074)

Ok, that wasn't fair. A proper foodie is an aficionado.

To compare it to tech, it's the difference between someone who understand technology and has a background in it versus a self-proclaimed 'techno-geek' who slobbers over a best buy flyer.

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