Tampa Bay: Which is Better Foursquare or Yelp or Neither?
OK, I've been into foursquare since it came to Tampa. I love the idea of checking in and supporting local haunts, getting points and seeing what friends are up to around town. I've also used Yelp for about a year. I've found it useful as a consumer but frustrated as a business owner because the reviews that Bright Eyes keep disappearing. Having zero reviews displayed when I know there are out there, just not linked. Not that Bright Eyes has seen many Foursquare checkins either.
Anyway, I am the black sheep in my family. While they all have Iphones, I have a Crackberry. While foursquare doesn't have a BB app, the mobile site is pretty decent and I am happy enough. However, I've just read that for Iphone users, Yelp now lets you check in fourquare-style. I downloaded the BB Yelp app, but you can't check in anywhere yet. But despite all my interest, neither Yelp or foursquare has caught on in any serious way in Tampa Bay, at least as far as I can tell. Neither site seams to generate a lot of local discussion, even on the Yelp local talk page. Maybe my expectations of Tampa folks (Tampons) are just unrealistically high. I see a lot of technophillic folks who I would expected would jump all over this, especially near USF. I would think this would geotagging social networking would be hot right now. But it just doesn't seem to be so. So... What do you think? Are you a fan Yelp or foursquare? Which one and why? Which do you see as benefiting Tampa Bay the most?I'd love to see what the local Twitteratti think!-Nate
