Google In Talks To Buy Yelp

There have been many rumors floating around concerning a possible buyout of Yelp by Google, but it appears that at least a few details have escaped, painting this as a much more serious possibility. Pointing the needle to something north of $500 million, the acquisition would mean a substantial step into localized business for Google. "Google has been showing greater interest in the local business market in the United States. It has expanded its profile pages for local businesses, which include location and hours, maps and reviews from other Web sites. In June, Google gave local businesses the ability to manage what people see on their profile pages, similar to what Yelp does. Google has been reaching out to local businesses with simpler ways to advertise on the search engine. It is also distributing stickers that businesses post in their windows and passers-by can scan with cellphones to get coupons or information about the business. The deal between Google and Yelp could still unravel, one person said, particularly if another acquirer comes forward now that details have leaked."

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Seconded. I ate at a restaurant after seeing good reviews in Yelp and ended up shitting the food out. What a gyp.

Does anybody else find eating out unattractive? I went out to dinner with a hot chick and all I could think about the whole time was the food being enqueued into my bowels, turning into shit, and finally being squirted out my anus into a small pool of water. Then, no matter how well each of us would wipe, there would still be trace amounts of feces in our underleg regions. The plan was to go clubbing afterward, which would cause us to sweat booty juices. I knew for a fact that both of us don't wear underwear on a regular basis.

I tried to explain this all to her to her as she was eating her filet mignon, but she dropped her fork and knife and crossed her legs before she asked me to take her home. She never called again :(