Behind the Scenes at Groupon’s Tech Headquarters as It Prepares to Report First Public Earnings

Groupon is slowly building out its technology prowess in Palo Alto, Calif., 2,000 miles away from its headquarters — one acquisition at a time.
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OpenTable Stock Rises on Strong Q4 Results

OpenTable, which assists with making restaurant reservations online, was up nearly $3, or 6 percent, at $54.42 in after-hours trading today, based on strong quarterly results. In the fourth quarter, the San Francisco-based company reported revenue of $37.2 million, representing a 21 percent jump over the same period in 2010. Net income for the quarter totaled $7 million, or 29 cents a share. In Q4 2010, net income totaled $5.1 million, or 21 cents a share.

Did Facebook Just Spill the Beans on Zynga’s Fourth Quarter?

Zynga isn’t reporting its fourth-quarter results for another two weeks, but some quick math, based on Facebook’s numbers yesterday, show that it likely did fairly well.
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AOL Beats Low Expectations, Increasing Ad Revenue and Slowing Total Decline in Q4 (Plus Charts!)

At AOL, down is the new up. No. Really.
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Amazon Sees No Reason to Slow Its Spending

Amazon defended its free-spending habits yesterday in a call with analysts, arguing that it continues to see new opportunities and will invest accordingly.
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Lucky 13: After More Than a Dozen Failing Quarters, How Will New Yahoo CEO Roll the Dice?

Maybe Yahoo should take its earnings to Vegas and bet it all on red!
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As Weak Q4 Earnings Loom, Yahoo Freezes Hiring and Also Contemplates Layoffs

More not-good news from Silicon Valley’s troubled giant.
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Yahapocalypse Now? Q4 Results, Proxy Fight, Board Hijinks and Asia Solution Combine for Busy Month for Yahoo.

A perfect storm for the Silicon Valley Internet giant or just another day at “The Office”?
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Apple Earnings Due on October 18

If Apple can pull off a “best quarter ever” in June under less than optimal conditions, what sort of numbers will it report for September, which will reflect healthy iPad supplies, the back-to-school season and the refreshed MacBook Air and Mac Mini? We’ll find out after market close on October 18th, when the company reports Q4 2011 financial results.

Liveblogging Microsoft Q4 Earnings: I’m So Excited and I Just Can’t Hide It

Microsoft had a solid fourth quarter, which is why the conference call with Wall Street analysts should be relatively short and sweet. Or sweet, at least.
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AOL's Ad Turnaround Still Isn't Here Yet

CNET Boss Joe Gillespie Has Left the Building

Smartphones Evidently Quite Popular