Yelp.com is a community website devoted to the description and review of the local places to eat, relax, shop, etc. of the major cities of the United States, including Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, Las Vegas, and more. Once you create a profile, you have full access to writing your own reviews about anything in your city that you want, from health spas and medical practices to nightlife and automobile repair and maintenance. You can search for any review of any city based on what kind of thing you are looking for in what area. Or you can just search based on the city districts. The site also features reviews of the day and great lists, which include users’ favorite restaurants or hangout spots in any area. You can even post information about local events, chat with friends, or invite friends to join the site.

Yelp.com is a useful resource for anyone looking for good places or shops of any type in any major city, especially restaurants and shopping centers, since the site has more reviews of those two types than any other. The site appeals to a largely young adult, affluent, educated, female crowd, and people who visit the site also tend to visit map websites, directories/search/guide websites, and regional and local news websites.