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Google+ opens up to businesses, brands

Google opened its social network Google+ to businesses and brands on Monday as it seeks to expand the audience for its rival to Facebook.

Technology / Internet

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Turning reviews into ratings

The proliferation of websites such as Yelp and CitySearch has made it easy to find local businesses that meet common search criteria -- moderately priced seafood restaurants, for example, within a quarter-mile ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

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Yelp shares surge 63 percent in stock market debut

(AP) -- Yelp's stock opened to five-star reviews from investors on Friday, soaring 63 percent even though the company has yet to prove it can make money from its online recommendations.

Technology / Business

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Yelp shares surge in stock market debut

(AP) -- Yelp's stock opened to five-star reviews from investors on Friday, soaring 60 percent in the first hour of trading after pricing at $15 on Thursday night.

Technology / Business

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Yelp prices IPO at $15 a share as questions loom

(AP) -- Yelp is set to make its stock market debut Friday after pricing its initial public offering above its targeted range, a sign of strong investor demand for a slice of the 8-year-old online reviews site ...

Technology / Business

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Groupon acts locally with $10 credit offer

(AP) -- Groupon is thinking locally. The online deals site is offering a $10 credit to the first 150,000 people who purchase a local Groupon by Dec. 24.

Technology / Business

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Google buys German local bargain website

Google said Monday that it has bought German local bargain website DailyDeal as the Internet titan seeks to expand its local deals program to users outside the United States.

Technology / Internet

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Google buys restaurant review service Zagat

(AP) -- Google has bought the restaurant review service Zagat as it tries to help people connect with local businesses.

Technology / Business

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Google expands online deals to five more cities

Google expanded its local bargains program to five more cities Wednesday in a challenge to online deals giants Groupon and LivingSocial.

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Done deal: Facebook kills off Groupon competitor

(AP) -- Facebook is ending its Deals program, which offered the site's 750 million users discounts similar to those offered by daily deals site Groupon.

Technology / Internet

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Challenge to Groupon's model with trio of deals

(AP) -- Groupon's online coupons save people cash, but they're not always great deals for merchants. Some businesses complain that bargain hunters rarely return after scoring a cheap meal or massage.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Amazon invests $175M in Groupon competitor

(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that it invested $175 million in social coupon service LivingSocial - the latest sign that the online retailer is delving into promising new methods of e-commerce.

Technology / Business

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In shadow of Internet giants, niche firms customize a local Web

The World Wide Web won over Wall Street in 1995, when Netscape's dazzling debut ushered in the dot-com era.

Technology / Internet

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A direct connection between business rates and local economy has no foundation in reality

In 1988 Margaret Thatcher took control of business rates away from local councils and in 2011 Eric Pickles wants to give it back to them. In his article, 'What do business rates measure?' published by SAGE, Dominic Williams ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

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MySpace adding Citysearch local night life reviews

MySpace said Tuesday it is teaming up with merchant guide Citysearch to let users of the social-networking service share reviews of local restaurants and bars.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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