Naim Falandino

a guy who doesn't write enough

Tag: yelp

Even more Yelp

I’m getting pretty drawn in to the yelp thing. I have to say it’s pretty fun, especially now that it looks like people are starting to read my reviews. In fact, I even got a couple compliments! One of them was from Jenn, who is sort of responsible for this whole thing, but another was from honest to goodness yelper who thought I was doing OK. Also had a few people friend me, and that’s just fine by me.

But it goes to show that hopefully my plan of wanting to energize the yelp community for the Metro Detroit region might not be so far fetched. I got Paul signed up (now he just needs to start doing a few reviews) and hopefully I can coerce a few of my other friends to as well.

Jenn has given me the task of writing 20 (or was it 25) reviews by Wednesday of next week. I think I’m up for the task…

I also put my Facebook badge on this site. While the other sites are good, I still consider this to be the hub of my internet activities, so drawing in my other public bits and pieces with badges and what not here seems like a good idea.

I don’t like the way it really flows with my layout right now. I think eventually (when I get around to redesigning and getting a proper WP template in place) there will be a special section for all that stuff, and I’ll try to make it as uniform as possible.

I’m Yelp-ing

Most of you probably noticed the gigantic Yelp-thing on the sidebar. That’s my “Yelp Bling” as they call it. Not a whole lot there right now, but basically it is me committing to reviewing more things on Yelp starting now. I always go on and on about how much I love Detroit and how if you know where to go you can have a really great time here (something that the NY Times seems to agree with) so I’m going to put my money where my mouth is, so to speak, and start reviewing some places on Yelp.

My hope for this is 1. to instruct the masses here who don’t get out enough that they can – in fact – have a great time in their home city and 2. assure potential out-of-towners that yes there is plenty to see and do and no you will not die (as long as you don’t go looking for trouble). Interestingly enough it seems there are a few other people on Yelp who have already gotten a bit of a jump start on me, which is good!

Unfortunately the Metro Detroit area is lagging behind in terms of reviews, so this is an official call to all my friends from around here. Create an account, friend me, and review your favorite (and least favorite) spots. Hopefully that will help contribute to some positive vibes for the area.