2 Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) Takeover Targets: Yelp Inc (YELP), Pandora Media Inc (P)

Kara Swisher at AllThingsD reported Thursday that Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) was planning to make two "significant" acquisitions (and a half-dozen small buys). It's unknown what companies Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) might covet, but if recent statements from CEO Marissa Mayer are any indication, both buys will be in the mobile space. Among publicly traded companies, both Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP) and…

2 Yahoo Takeover Targets

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…

Foursquare gunning for Yelp

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,…

Smartphones Will Drive Growth At 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,…

Wunderlich Speculates on Possible Yahoo! Targets: Sees Yelp as Best …

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…

Defining the Local Coefficient: A Conversation with Yelp

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,…

Social Media and the Hunt For Revenue

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…

Local food shares stage with musicians at festival

Will Jaeger Intern @WillNTDaily Menu choices for travelling musicians and fans are not usually healthy or nutritious, and with streets lined with novelty food trucks, 35Denton offers the same fried and fatty fare as other music festivals. But keeping in mind Denton’s penchant for locally-grown produce and its budding farming scene, 35Denton organizers are incorporating…