We’ve been talking a lot around the office about geo-location, reviews and ratings and how they influence a number of industries now and in the future. Yelp has been a big topic of discussion, with its gigantic critical mass (25 million a month and growing).  Yelp’s had some high-profile mentions in the press recently, and with good reason. Below are a couple of videos we’ve found interesting on what’s going on over at Yelp.

Here’s an explanation of Yelp’s new integration with Facebook:

And here’s a clip of Steve Jobs on Yelp as a part of iPhone app success:

Also be sure to catch the great blog by Search Engine Land on the implications on search, including Yelp, of Facebook’s recent announcements.

-Dean (@dbrowell)

P.S. We’ve been brainstorming the effect on other industries as well.  For example, what’s the Yelp of healthcare, if a review site on docs, procedures, clinics…gets that much traffic, going to do to the industry? Drop in virtually or in-person and brainstorm with us!