That's an easy one . . . the best place to go for recommendations on local businesses is a social forum called Yelp.com. Let's back up a little bit . . . remember last time we talked about Social Networking? The founders of Yelp decided to harness the power of lots and lots of people to build a robust recommendation engine. By combining local listings with social networking (a network of people writing reviews about those listings). The result is a really powerful tool, especially when you're looking for a great place to eat. What I love most is the filtering capability of this tool. You can limit what you see by price, type of food, hours of operation, etc.:
Try it out! Search for anything and make sure to enter in your address to make the filters work better. And, if you are feeling adventuresome, take Yelp's advice!
Tip of the Day: The best part of Yelp is the flexibility. Take a look at the forums where users discuss various topics (for instance, there's one for New York City discussing the best place to go for pizza . . . really awesome to see how users rate spots and their attributes). Type a topic into the search and look below the listings at the lists and topics.
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