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…

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…

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…