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There is value in Yahoo. It’s real and tangible. While conventional wisdom would look at the trends and the follies of the beleaguered tech firm as a sign that they would be a bad investment, there’s another perspective that knows that now is the best time to buy. I know. I’ve been there. No, I’ve never worked for a huge tech firm. I have, however, been a part of a company with loads of potential but other challenges that made us ripe for acquisition at a bargain-bin price and the results were incredible for everyone involved. Today’s Yahoo has seen a string of CEO and board follies that make AOL leadership…

They say you have to spend money in order to make money. The problem for Yelp is that they may be spending too much money compared to what they’re earning. This is common for publicly-traded companies, but in their case they may be spending too much compared to how much they have the potential to make, a prospect that nobody at the company and few on Wall Street are willing to entertain. There is definitely growth-potential for whoever can do well in the local listings and recommendations industry. Mobile devices, the Apple products in particular, rely on Yelp as a way for users to find the best sushi…

We knew the day was coming. Ever since Google announced the discontinuation of the failed social media… something… that they launched 3 years ago, the hundreds of avid users were given ample time to collect their virtual belongings and move them elsewhere. Posts were frozen in January, two months after the announcement of the terminal condition of… something… that kept Wave from picking up steam, and now the site is officially going completely dark. If any of the dozens of people who were using it regularly are reading this, move your content now or lose it forever. The tubes have been…

Courtesy for competitors is a thing of the past as Apple removed Android support from app discovery firm Chomp, a company they purchase just a few months ago. It was a silent kill; no mention or blog post. It simply ceased to exist on their homepage. The battle for mobile domination has been heating up since Google tossed their fighter in the ring. There is an uncomfortable symbiotic relationship between Google and Apple as they still need each other for some components of their programs. Google needs to still be a search option on iPhones and iPads with the rise in mobile search revenue while Apple…

In 2009, Google launched Places, an offering designed to take the place of its Local Business Center. Though it delivered dramatic improvements from day one, it focused on the same general goal of helping local companies increase their visibility. Today, the service is still going strong and arguably better than ever, yet few local marketers are using it to its full potential. Fortunately, we have compiled a few tips on how to use Google Places to spread the word about your business. SEO your page When leveraging Google Places to increase visibility, it is important to understand that the “page”…

“Spring cleaning” is a code word for shuttering old, unused products, services, and experiments by Google. CEO Larry Page has been doing spring cleaning every once and a while since taking over last year, including big ones in September and November. The latest round came today as they started dumping products that most people didn’t even know existed. Here is a snapshot of the changes: API changes, mostly regarding limiting usage. The Flu Vaccine Finder is gone. Developed in 2009 during the H1N1 pandemic, the need has since passed by. Google Related is a big loss for some. It was useful for those…

The growth of Google over the last decade has been fast and steady. They haven’t had the skyrocket moments that marked the rise of many tech companies but they’ve never really slowed down either. As a company, they have been running a marathon but done so at a pace one-notch below a sprint very similar to Apple. The growth is scary to some. Should we be worried? Before you answer that question for yourself, check out this infographic and then make your decision. The real question isn’t whether or not we trust them. The real question is whether or not we can stop using them if we decide we don’t trust them….

No, it’s not spam, but it is associated with a pork product. Search engine optimization has a bad name in many circles. It is synonymous with spamming much in the same way that racial, lifestyle, and religious stereotypes work; the few bad apples make the normal, honorable “SEOs” look bad. With that said, this isn’t about them. People are getting more involved with their websites and they often ask what they should be focused upon to get their search rankings higher. I always tell them the same thing, and it’s held true since 2007. In fact, it’s become even more important. Bacon. Bacon is the key to…

Everyone has startup fever again after Facebook’s huge purchase of Instagram last week, perfect timing for Path to announce a $30 million round of funding led by Redpoint. “We are delighted to announce that last week we closed a significant round of funding with a new set of investor partners,” CEO Dave Morin. “It is important to us to work with investment partners who share common values around quality and building for the long term. Our ‘Path’ has only just begun, and we are looking forward to continuing to bring world-class design and simplicity to the world of mobile personal…