New Tools Provide Easier Access to More Local Data and Content
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 20, 2016--
Yelp Inc. (NYSE:YELP), the company that connects consumers with great
local businesses, is announcing the launch of a new developer program to
meet increasing demand for local data and content for mobile apps,
platforms, products and services. Yelp
Fusion includes access to much broader content and sophisticated
search tools for developers and partners and a new initiative to
integrate the Yelp Fusion API into developer curriculum and education.
Yelp now gives developers more photos at a much higher quality as well
as more review content and the ability to easily feature restaurants
that offer food ordering for delivery. Helpful attributes like hours of
operation and pricing are now also available in the Yelp Fusion API for
the first time.
“As devices and services are increasingly expected to be locally aware,
Yelp content is more important than ever. We are delighted at the
amazing array of independent developers, startups and industry leaders
who want to integrate Yelp content,” said Chad Richard, SVP Business &
Corporate Development at Yelp. “We have had over 1,000 developers
involved in the Yelp Fusion public beta program. We can’t wait to see
these new experiences roll out.”
Since launching Yelp’s first public API in 2007, tens of thousands of
developers have built Yelp data and search into their applications. Yelp
content has been used by thousands of startups and some of the largest
companies in the world, including Apple, Twitter, Microsoft, BMW, and
Mercedes-Benz, for a broad array of products including augmented reality
devices, in-car navigation, artificial intelligence, virtual assistants,
transit, navigation, messaging, data visualization, local search, and
even robotics.
Some of the companies announcing Yelp Fusion integrations today and in
the coming weeks include SoundHound Inc.’s Hound and Houndify,
Logitech’s ZeroTouch, Graphiq, Blippar, Bar Roulette, SoftBank’s Pepper
robot, Thingthing, INRIX OpenCar, Coffee Meets Bagel, Eniro, Hiya,
iValu8’s VivaSpot Wi-Fi, and Local Motors and IBM with the smart shuttle
Olli.
"We know that picking the perfect first date spot is important, but
challenging,” said Dawoon Kang, co-founder of Coffee Meets Bagel. “We
immediately thought of working with Yelp because there is no other
service that has such an extensive and nuanced understanding of local
businesses. With the Yelp Fusion API we are able to query Yelp's
database by rating, price, and business attributes like atmosphere and
noise level and return the right recommendations for Coffee Meets Bagel
singles, which is exciting."
"Logitech takes pride in bringing cool, new experiences to our
customers, so we're excited to work with a company like Yelp that shares
those same values," said Patric Frank, Head of New Ventures at Logitech.
"Through Yelp's new developer program, we've integrated the Yelp Fusion
API into Logitech ZeroTouch in a way that fuses in-car navigation with
quality local content, so people can drive safer and still use Yelp."
In addition to technical improvements in Yelp’s API, the new Yelp Fusion
developer program also focuses on greater support to developers both in
the implementation phase and through education. As an example of this,
Yelp is partnering with General Assembly to teach up-and-coming software
developers how to integrate content and data sources from the Yelp
Fusion API as part of their curriculum.
For more information on the Yelp Fusion developer program, a list of
technical improvements and content made accessible via the Yelp Fusion
API, and a partner showcase, please visit yelp.com/developers
and the Yelp
blog.
About Yelp
Yelp
Inc. (NYSE: YELP) connects people with great local businesses. Yelp
was founded in San Francisco in July 2004. Since then, Yelp communities
have taken root in major metros across 32 countries. By the end of Q2
2016, Yelpers had written approximately 108 million rich, local reviews,
making Yelp the leading local guide for real word-of-mouth on everything
from boutiques and mechanics to restaurants and dentists. Approximately
23 million unique devices accessed Yelp via the Yelp app, approximately
69 million unique visitors visited Yelp via mobile web and approximately
73 million unique visitors visited Yelp via desktop on a monthly average
basis during the Q2 2016. For more information, please visit http://www.yelp.com
or send an email to press@yelp.com.
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Source: Yelp Inc.
Yelp, Inc.
Rachel Walker
press@yelp.com