How To Upload A Video On Yelp Page

Video capture and playback through the Yelp iPhone app. Yelp

Yelp believes a video can sometimes capture more than than words, such equally the ambiance, mood, and noise level of a place. That's why the reviews site is rolling out a new feature that lets users add short videos to their posts.

Yelp announced Monday that users of its iPhone app can now upload 3- to 12-second videos with their reviews. The characteristic for Android users is forthcoming.

"Worried your video skills are not up to par?" Yelp wrote in a blog post. "We're non looking for Ken Burns-level documentary filmmaking -- information technology's actually more helpful to come across what a existent-life consumer experience looks like without fancy editing or narration."

Yelp said that the videos aren't meant to be video reviews, only rather snippets to embody the temper of a place. For example, a video tin hands bear witness the size and space of a hotel room, the fashion a chef puts together diverse dishes, or the layout of a retail store.

"For instance, imagine scrolling through pics of succulent dishes at a new bistro but non really being able to tell if the ambiance is more 'date night' or 'family unit friendly,'" Yelp wrote.

The company has long allowed for photo uploads to reviews -- it said that users add together more than than 23,000 images from their mobile apps every day. Yelp likewise said that reviews with images engage users far more those without, with users spending ii.5 times longer on pages with photos.