Branding the Self on Yelp: Consumer Reviewing as Image Entrepreneurship

This research offers a case study of how consumer reviewing on Yelp.com is conceived by users as a viable platform for constructing and promoting a self-brand. A thematic analysis of 18 in-depth interviews conducted with Yelp reviewers examines the various practices and relations involved in the sel...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kathleen M. Kuehn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-11-01
Series:Social Media + Society
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305116678895