Urban Spoon
Social Media.
It started as an Iphone application and has grown into one of my favorite websites. What exactly is Urbanspoon.com? It is an IAC/InterActiveCorp-owned restaurant information/recommendation service competing directly with OpenTable according to Wikipedia. I see it as a form of social media. People are able to post their own reviews and ratings of restaurants; as well as comments and pictures. Many members also leave links to their own blogs, and in depth reviews of restaurants. The site also features a top 10 in fine dining and cheap eats. A restaurant can make or break its reputation on urbanspoon. A high rating can draw attention to the restaurant and result in more customers, and a poor rating may result in less seats being filled per night. Urbanspoon can also help a smaller restaurant that is just opening or looking to increase its seatings.
Vij’s Restaurants Lamb
Urbanspoon is a form social media. Hopefully one day I will have the opportunity to follow my dreams of opening a restaurant and use a website like Urbanspoon to promote my passion to the world.