Urbanspoon

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Urbanspoon is an IAC-owned restaurant information and recommendation service that operates in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States, competing directly with OpenTable. It developed a popular software application for mobile operating systems such as iOS (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad),[1] Android[2] and Windows Phone.[3] Urbanspoon’s apps are best known for their randomized Slot Machine. Users tap the ‘Spin’ button (or shake the device) to see new places to try based on neighborhood, cuisine, or price.

Urbanspoon offers the ability to filter restaurant searches by neighborhood, type of food, special features (gluten-free friendly, kid friendly, BYOB, etc.), price, and locations nearby (movie theaters, sports venues, etc.).

Users can participate in the simple “like” or ”don’t like” rating system to review restaurants. They can also share restaurant information with friends via email, Facebook, Google+, Twitter and Pinterest (on photo pages). Dedicated users who create an account can track all of their dining experiences including menu items, price of meal, photos and more. They can also create an Urbanspoon Wishlist to save restaurants they want to try and an Urbanspoon Guide to share personal lists of dining favorites.

In 2011, Urbanspoon launched RezBook, an online reservation booking service for restaurants.[4] In 2013, OpenTable purchased RezBook from Urbanspoon for an undisclosed amount.[5]

The employees of Urbanspoon work in Seattle, Washington, where the company was first founded, with another office recently added in Los Angeles, California.

References

  1. ↑ "Urbanspoon". Apple Inc. 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2009-08-06. 
  2. ↑ "Urbanspoon". Google. Retrieved 2012-03-11. 
  3. ↑ "Windows Phone 8 gets Pandora Radio, Cut the Rope, Urbanspoon and more (update: full list)". Engadget. 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2013-01-06. 
  4. ↑ Matt (January 17, 2011). "Rezbook Review: New Opentable Competitor". Gourmet Marketing. 
  5. ↑ Hallock, Betty (2013-07-31). "OpenTable buys Urbanspoon's Rezbook; chefs consider options". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-10-24. 

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