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10 hours ago ago from Google Watch
Today's chatter is all about how Google is buying local business review player Yelp for some $500 million. The only surprise for many of us Google Watchers is that this hasn't happened already. But hey, the recession snuffed out M in 2008 and Google has proven itself to be back at the bargaining table in the latter half of 2009, buying six companies since August, including mobile display ad provider AdMob . Here is Yelp in a summary : ...
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Home Contact About SCUBA Marketing Marketing Blog Dive Center Email Instructor Internet Large Programs Manufacturer News Industry News Site News Reviews Teaching SCUBA Instructors, dive centers and all members of the SCUBA industry how to find more customers and create more passionate divers in your local community. Google's been busy (and I'm psychic) by Nick Bostic on December 18, ...
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8 hours ago ago from Rob Hof's Blog
When Google says it wants to organize all the world's information, people often assume the really refers mostly to the Web, and maybe books. But if the search giant can be criticized at times for wild ambition, it means what it says about the part. With the possible acquisition of local business review site Yelp , being reported by TechCrunch and the New York Times today, Google would take another of many recent steps toward making ...
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Google Is in Talks to Buy Yelp
22 hours ago ago from The New York Times
SAN FRANCISCO In a sign that Google is interested in broadening its reach among local businesses, the search giant is in acquisition talks with Yelp , the review site for local businesses, according to three peoplewith knowledge of the deal. The two companies have had conversations for several years, but a more serious round of acquisition talks began two months ago, one of the people said late Thursday. The companies have discussed a price ...
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17 hours ago ago from ZDNet Blogs
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18 hours ago ago from All Things D
Please see this disclosure related to me and Google. According to sources close to the situation, along with its pending bid for Yelp , Google has been in on-again, off-again acquisition talks with Trulia, the real estate search engine. It is unclear what price Google (GOOG) would pay, but sources estimate that Trulia's valuation ranges between $150 million and $200 million, although there could be a big premium on that. Rumors about ...
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10 hours ago ago from BloggingStocks
Social networking giant Facebook, the largest such site in the U.S., recently has been urging users to update their privacy settings in connection with ongoing changes to the service. The changes coincide with the recent deal between Facebook and Internet search giant Google Inc. ( GOOG ) to bring data from the social network into the search engine as real-time data. Many Facebook users are finding that parts of their profiles are now ...
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20 hours ago ago from ZDNet Blogs
December 18th, 2009 Google covets Yelp; Here comes the Borg of local content Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:41 am Categories: General , Google , Media , Search Tags: Google Inc. , Yelp , Resistance , Leadership , Strategy , Management , Larry Dignan Google is reportedly in talks to buy Yelp for $500 million. Sure, buyouts are a fine exit strategy for startups, but does Google (insert any other Web giant here too) have to buy everything ...
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