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Yelp Inc, which runs a website for online reviews, filed on Thursday for an initial public offering of up to $100 million of Class A common shares.

Online reviews site for local businesses Yelp filed its initial public offering with the SEC Thursday. Goldman Sachs and Citigroup are the lead underwriters for the IPO, which is expected in early 2012.

Online reviews site Yelp intends to go public in the first quarter of 2012, and has hired Goldman Sachs and Citigroup to lead the IPO. The social tech bubble is expanding...

Yahoo Inc is contemplating the sale of a minority stake to a private equity firm followed by a large share repurchase, in a bid to buy time to turn around the Internet company, people familiar with the matter said.

Google Inc's effort to break into the daily deal industry and challenge industry leaders Groupon and LivingSocial is not going well, according to data released on Monday.

About three years ago, Zagat put itself out there for anyone who wanted a taste at an estimated value at $200 million. But there was no bite. Google eventually sampled Zagat and like what they had and made an offer close to the asking price.

Google Inc has bought popular dining ratings authority Zagat, adding a valuable brand to its content offerings and bolstering its push into the rapidly growing local commerce market.

Google Inc has bought Zagat, the popular restaurant recommendations and ratings authority, to expand its local content in the niche marketplace that includes Yelp and Yahoo Inc.

Groupon has put its IPO on hold for at least a few weeks, hoping to ride out global market turmoil while dealing with regulators' questions surrounding its highly anticipated public float, two sources with knowledge of the deal said.

Groupon spends millions of dollars enticing new subscribers, but the largest daily deal company wants to slash that cost to zero in less than three years, a big part of its quest for profitability, according to two people familiar with the company.

Google Inc has removed excerpts of customer reviews from sites such as Yelp and TripAdvisor from Google Places, its competing online service aimed at helping consumers search for local businesses.

Google Inc has removed excerpts of customer reviews from sites such as Yelp and TripAdvisor from Google Places, its competing online service aimed at helping consumers search for local businesses.

Google responds to the FTC probe and says it will oblige with the agency's requests.

The Federal Trade Commission is looking to investigate whether or not Google has abused its strong position in web search.

The popular consumer reviews site makes definitive plans to go public.

In a deal worth $2.5 billion Google is rumored to have acquired the collective daily deal provider Groupon, beating Yahoo, to capture the hottest company on the web.

Koss Corp fired its vice president of finance after she allegedly embezzled more than $20 million from the headphones maker for a multi-year shopping spree of expensive clothes, jewelry and other personal items.

Google Inc is in talks to buy Yelp Inc, the popular website for reviews of local businesses, in a deal that could help the Internet search leader tap a lucrative local ads market, media reports say.

Google is in talks to acquire Yelp Inc, an Internet local search and review provider, according to published reports.

Google is in talks to acquire Yelp Inc, an Internet local search and review provider, according to published reports.