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Yelp needs help, and buyout may be the answer

July 29, 2015 creative billion-times, bloomington, boost-its, consumer-review, facebook, francisco-based, now-valued, officer-sheryl, offices, police, social, suburban, their-offices

Yelp, owner of consumer review website Yelp.com, reported a second-quarter loss on Tuesday and forecast revenue for the current quarter that was far below expectations. As of Tuesday's close, Yelp – now valued at about $1.8 billion – had already lost 39 percent of its value this year. Unless Yelp can come up with a strategy to boost its financial performance, the San Francisco-based company should consider selling itself, several analysts said.

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Tituss Burgess on ‘Kimmy,’ race and pinot noir

July 29, 2015 admin actor-tituss, annual-critics, beverly-hills, billion-times, burgess, consumer-review, facebook, francisco-based, nomination, the-television

By Piya Sinha-Roy BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Reuters) – A glass of wine at his side, Actor Tituss Burgess says he is used to fans serenading him with his catchy “Pinot Noir” song from Netflix's hit comedy “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.” After honing his acting in theater, Burgess, 36, stepped into the television spotlight with Tina Fey and Robert Carlock's “Kimmy Schmidt,” securing a supporting actor Emmy nomination for playing eccentric roommate Titus Andromedon to Kimmy, a former 'mole woman' trying to carve a New York life