As Yelp's biggest fan, I have always defended the platform because I truly believe that giving consumers a space to share their experiences makes businesses more accountable. Yelp allows reviewers to rate businesses on a scale of 1 to 5 stars, requiring that users explain their personal experiences in a short review.

Yelp has become so widespread that people now use the term "Yelp" as a verb.

"The service was phenomenal, I can't wait to Yelp about it," is a phrase my friends have now become accustomed to hearing.  

On Tuesday, January 28, Ron Paul invited supporters to join him as he live-tweeted President Obama's 2014 State of the Union Address.  Dr. Paul is known for having a broad online following, which has likely helped keep his Internet channel, The Ron Paul Channel, going. During the speech, Ron Paul responded to the president's remarks on the economy, education, health care, foreign policy, and other issues.

While speaking to the nation Tuesday, President Barack Obama covered a variety of topics including, healthcare, foreign policy, the economy, and even national security.

However what was most interesting was what he decided to leave out:

 

"I am part of that power which eternally wills evil and eternally works good.”--Mephistopheles in Goethe's Faust

Adam Smith was right and Karl Marx was wrong. Free markets are much better than command economies at creating wealth and distributing goods and services. The 20th century’s experiments with communism certainly proved this to most people’s satisfaction.

It's 2014 and that means it's a midterm election year. This means the two main parties will head to their respective corners and leave out nearly a third of Americans.