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Seven Questions for Lance Crosby, CEO of SoftLayer, IBM’s New Cloud Company

Arik Hesseldahl in News on November 11, 2013 at 6:37 am PT

Suddenly, Big Blue is kind of big in the cloud business.

With 190,000 Smartwatches Sold, Pebble Boosts iPhone Support

Ina Fried in Mobile on November 6, 2013 at 10:00 am PT

Pebble has gone from a tiny outfit trying to deliver promised smartwatches to its Kickstarter backers to a growing 40-person company looking to cement its role as a serious player in wearable technology.

Yelp Misses on Earnings, Beats on Revenue in Q3

Jason Del Rey in Commerce on October 29, 2013 at 1:35 pm PT

A mixed quarter for the online reviews site.

Foursquare Says It’s Ready to Impress You Now

Peter Kafka in Mobile on August 29, 2013 at 8:00 am PT

A new “passive” tip feature starts rolling out, and Dennis Crowley says it’s a huge deal: “This is the version of Foursquare that we’ve been talking about building for a long time.”

Google’s Local Business Is “Really Struggling,” in “Constant Chaos,” Yelp CEO Tells Charlie Rose (Video)

Jason Del Rey in News on August 26, 2013 at 5:00 am PT

Jeremy Stoppelman fired the most recent shots in the long-standing Yelp-Google feud.

Voices

Google vs. Facebook in the Battle of Affinity

Nate Elliott, Vice President & Principal Analyst, Forrester Research in Voices on August 21, 2013 at 11:28 am PT

So far, social sites haven’t been able to turn affinity data into anything particularly useful.

Sosh Raises $10.1M for Local Discovery

Liz Gannes in Commerce on August 13, 2013 at 10:00 am PT

What does the end of search look like? Perhaps a little bit like Sosh, the local activity concierge.

Wall Street Gives Yelp Five-Star Review as Stock Soars 23 Percent

Jason Del Rey in News on August 1, 2013 at 1:42 pm PT

New revenue opportunities make for giddy analysts.

Yelp Easily Beats Street Estimates in Q2 With Revenue Rising 69 Percent to $55 Million

Jason Del Rey in Commerce on July 31, 2013 at 1:27 pm PT

Local ad dollars are flowing.

Yelp’s Recipe for Conquering Local Advertising: Partnerships With a Dash of M&A

Jason Del Rey in Commerce on July 31, 2013 at 6:15 am PT

The reviews site won’t go it alone.