Comments on: Restaurateurs threatened by Social Media, and what to do about it http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/03/25/restaurateurs-threatened-by-social-media-and-what-to-do-about-it/ Jeremiah Owyang discusses how web tools and social media enable companies to connect with customers Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:40:29 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Daniel R. Sweet http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/03/25/restaurateurs-threatened-by-social-media-and-what-to-do-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-20949 Daniel R. Sweet Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:40:37 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/03/25/restaurateurs-threatened-by-social-media-and-what-to-do-about-it/#comment-20949 No sympathy whatsoever from this guy. To condense, what restaurateurs are saying is, "How can we make people think good things about us if we don't know who we should treat well and who we should treat like commoners?" All of a sudden, the risks of having a $5.25/hr person as the main face of the company starts to come clear.... Dan No sympathy whatsoever from this guy.

To condense, what restaurateurs are saying is, “How can we make people think good things about us if we don’t know who we should treat well and who we should treat like commoners?”

All of a sudden, the risks of having a $5.25/hr person as the main face of the company starts to come clear….

Dan

]]> By: Damon Billian http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/03/25/restaurateurs-threatened-by-social-media-and-what-to-do-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-20776 Damon Billian Sun, 25 Mar 2007 17:11:31 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/03/25/restaurateurs-threatened-by-social-media-and-what-to-do-about-it/#comment-20776 I think that some are missing the point: I am much more inclined to trust multiple reviews of a venue than a single review by a food critic. "Improve one’s product or service" I think this is where sites like Yelp.com can really help someone improve their operations. I pointed one of my friends to what was being said about them on Yelp & they started taking some of the complaints that were repeated seriously. Good post... I think that some are missing the point: I am much more inclined to trust multiple reviews of a venue than a single review by a food critic.

“Improve one’s product or service”

I think this is where sites like Yelp.com can really help someone improve their operations. I pointed one of my friends to what was being said about them on Yelp & they started taking some of the complaints that were repeated seriously.

Good post…

]]>