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By Salvatore "Sam" Mattera - March 12, 2013 | Tickers: YHOO, YELP | 0 Comments Email Print Salvatore "Sam" is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited. Kara Swisher at AllThingsD reported Thursday that Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) was planning to…

(RTTNews.com) - Yelp Inc. ( YELP ) will present at the Piper Jaffray TMT Conference in New York, NY. The event is scheduled to begin at 1:00 PM ET on March 12, 2013. To access the live webcast, log on at http://www.yelp-ir.com For comments and feedback: contact [email protected] http://www.rttnews.com

Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley discusses the future of location at SXSW. (Credit: James Martin/CNET) AUSTIN, Texas--Make no mistake: Foursquare, the New York-based social network centered around places, is chucking the check-in to take over local search, a move that pits the 4-year-old company directly against Yelp. When asked whether Foursquare was now gunning for Yelp,…

If you have an IOS 6 device, try this simple experiment. Hold the home button to activate Siri, and then say "Find me a Thai Restaurant." You will be presented with a list of restaurants in the surrounding area with quality rankings based on Yelp (YELP) reviews. The IOS integration was announced on September 19,…

Wunderilch's Blake Harper is making some waves Monday morning, speculating on several possible takeover targets for Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO). With CEO Marissa Mayer recently on the prowl, Harper believes Yelp (NASDAQ: YELP), Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA), OpenTable (NASDAQ: OPEN) and Millennial Media (NYSE: MM) could all be on the table as buyout candidates. The analyst called…

There’s a longstanding debate in local about the sustainability of brick mortar businesses amid the rise of e-commerce. But people always seem to forget that despite all attention paid to e-commerce, it still only only accounts for about five percent of U.S. retail. The rest is still offline. The online buying experience can’t be ignored,…

By Chris Moore - March 8, 2013 | Tickers: FB, LNKD, YELP | 0 Comments Email Print Chris is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited. When rumors of a Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) IPO first hit, the primary concern was…

Unusual Options Activity Review: BAC, BA, GPS, YELP, BIIB, PETM, VIAB, HTZ, .SPX, .VIX, .VXD, .RVX, .OVX Unusual Options Activity Review for Thursday, March 7, 2013 Thursday's Bullish TradingBank of America (BAC) saw a flurry of options activity. The stock was up 34 cents to $12.26, the best percentage gainer in the Dow Jones Industrial…

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