Yelp Dataset Challenge

[Paul Wais]

Dear ML Community,

I wanted to share with you information about a contest that may be
particularly relevant to grad students on this list. Contestants could
win $5,000 for using Yelp's data in novel ways in published research.
Please see below:


Yelp’s got a whole lot of data, and we’re giving it to you. We proudly
present a new dataset for academic research with the launch of the
Yelp Dataset Challenge! From Yelp’s wealth of data about local
businesses, we’re bringing you rich data to use for academic or
extracurricular research projects.

To up the ante, we’re laying down a special challenge to graduate and
exceptional undergraduate students: use our data and submit your
project for a chance to win one of ten Yelp Dataset Challenge awards
for $5,000! Just show us how you use Yelp data in insightful, unique,
and compelling ways.

For winning research, there are additional awards available for
publishing your work and presenting at industry or academic
conferences. For full details and to access the data, go to our
website: http://www.yelp.com/dataset_challenge/

The deadline for submissions to the Yelp Dataset Challenge is Monday,
May 20, 2013 (23:59:59 UTC). Submit your project to Yelp by visiting
yelp.com/dataset_challenge/submit. You can submit a research paper,
video presentation, slide deck, website, blog, or any other medium
that conveys your use of the Yelp Dataset Challenge data. We can’t
wait to see what you do with our data!

If you are interested in a career at Yelp you should check out our
related competition on Kaggle:
https://www.kaggle.com/c/yelp-recruiting


Best Regards,
Paul Wais and the Yelp Engineering Team
http://pwais.yelp.com