Yelp announced today that it’s introducing a series of new updates, including an enhanced AI-powered search experience and the ability to add videos to reviews.
Yelp says it can now better understand a user’s search intent and highlight relevant information from reviews in new snippets that appear under each business listing in search results. For example, when you search for “tennis courts” on Yelp, you will now see review highlights about tennis courts under each park or facility listed, such as “there are tennis courts that you need to book in advance.”
The company says it’s also using AI to provide better search suggestions based on a user’s search intent that are not bound by their location, which can help instances where you’re making plans for the future that aren’t near your home. Yelp now suggests businesses that you may be looking for across th...