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Yelp — 'The digital age's Yellow Pages,' — tries to remain revolutionary by …

By Emily Tian, Peninsula Press An excerpt from this article is below. Read the full story on the Peninsula Press. Yelp's Chief Operating Officer, Geoff Donaker, right, spoke at Stanford Tuesday, explaining the company's place in the global market and responding to questions about companies that buy ads with Yelp. (Photo: Emily Tian, Peninsula Press)…
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Local search update for Google Maps iOS could hurt Yelp

Google has updated its outstanding Google Maps application for the iPhone with the capability to search for your contacts’ addresses and lots of easy-to-search local business data. Apple’s Maps app received a lot of criticisms after it debuted for iOS 6, but thankfully Google came along and released a standalone Maps app that blew it…
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Is Facebook Graph Search a Dud?

Recs 0 By Steve Heller More Articles March 4, 2013 Comments (0) In this video, Motley Fool contributor Steve Heller goes through the basics of Facbook (NASDAQ: FB  ) Graph Search and what that means for investors. In particular, he resists calling Graph Search a Yelp (NYSE: YELP  ) killer because it's lacking some crucial ingredients. After…
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To Cover Medical Bills, the Uninsured Get Creative

Ever skipped an annual physical or postponed surgery because you dreaded the bills? Insured or not, you're in good company. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 48.2 million Americans under age 65 did not have health insurance in 2011. Even a number of people with insurance didn't get off easy, as millions…
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10 Things Online Reviewers Won’t Say

1. “Trust in us may be misplaced.” Which juicer makes the smallest mess, and what hairstylist does the best blowouts? Consumers increasingly look to online reviews to help them decide what to buy and where. In December, visits to the popular local-business review site Yelp.com were up 15%, year-over-year, according to Web traffic analysis site…
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Beware: A Groupon Campaign Could Slash Your Yelp Rating

Surprise - Groupon Margins And Stock Price Crash Tim Worstall Contributor Is Google To Buy Groupon? And What's Fun If It Does Tim Worstall Contributor Beware Groupon Tim Worstall Contributor Groupon: Probably Not Sustainable Tim Worstall Contributor Here’s a very interesting little piece of economic research. Or, if you prefer, an application of the economics…
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【组图】盘点美国科技行业24大黄金单身人士

　　国外科技网站Business Insider近日盘点了美国科技行业的24大黄金单身人士。他们都非常精明，都极具魅力，都颇具影响力，而且他们都未婚。 　　01.杰里米 斯托普尔曼（Jeremy Stoppelman） 　　公司：Yelp 头衔：联合创始人、CEO 年龄：34岁 所在地：旧金山 趣闻：斯托普尔曼有只狗叫“达尔文”，他还接到过苹果已故CEO史蒂夫 乔布斯（Steve Jobs）和美国总统奥巴马的来电。 　　02.杰克 多尔西（Jack Dorsey） 　　公司：Square 头衔：创始人、CEO 年龄：36岁 所在地：旧金山 趣闻：该Twitter创始人在旧金山拥有一座价值1000万美元的豪宅，但他却梦想着在游艇上生活。多尔西还向每名职员发放一本《清单宣言：如何将事情做好》（The Checklist Manifesto: How To Get Things Right）。
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The New High-Tech Patrons

By ELLEN GAMERMAN Tech entrepreneurs are starting to peer out from their hoodies and explore the art world, and dealers and museum boards couldn't be more thrilled. WSJ's Ellen Gamerman joins Lunch Break with a look at the new players, and the culture clash it's setting up with Wall Street's elite. Photo: Getty Images. Next…