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With New Mobile App, Nextdoor Unveils Its Take on the Neighborhood Watch
Radios and neighborhood patrols are so last year.
Content Gains Allow Demand Media to Beat Wall Street Expectations on Q1 Earnings and Revenue
Strong performance of media properties added to the results.
Jerry Yang Is Back (And Investing More Than Ever)
Frankly — and I would know — the Internet pioneer also seems better than ever.
Exclusive: SurveyMonkey Raises $800 Million in Debt and Equity for Tender Offer — Including New Investment From Google’s New Late-Stage Unit
Ruling out an IPO in the near future, it is one of the largest private equity raises for an Internet company.
Mayer’s 10X Challenge: Yahoo’s Homepage, Mail and Search Traffic Show Significant Year-Over-Year Declines
The reality of traffic falloffs on key properties is a vexing issue.
Should Mark Pincus Take Zynga Private?
Several options have been floated for what Zynga should do next already. But could it go private?
Nextdoor, the Private Social Network, Hooks Up With the City of San Jose
As the major California city adopts a start-up social network’s communication-system tools, NextdDoor’s path to expansion widens.
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Best Buy Founder Weighs Buyout
Best Buy Co. founder Richard Schulze is working with Wall Street bankers to explore the taking the electronics retailer private, according to people familiar with Mr. Schulze’s thinking.Exclusive: The Billion-Dollar Inside Story of How Demand Media Almost Went Private Last Week (And Then Didn’t)
According to sources close to the situation, Demand Media was deep into discussions with a private equity firm to complete a deal that would have taken the online content company private for double its current value.