On Wednesday, social review site Yelp (YELP 1.60%) released its earnings report, and investors were pleased as punch. Some of the company's biggest gains came from the mobile side of its business -- but will that be enough to fend off its competitors? After all, Facebook's (FB +0.03%) quickly catching up with mobile advertising, while Google (GOOG +2.73%) still has Zagat and the most popular mobile OS up its sleeve. Check out the video below to hear blog editor Mark Reeth talk about what Yelp is doing to keep the competition at bay, and if it can survive the dog-eat-dog world of mobile.
Yelp Earnings: The 1 Thing You Need to Know
By Mark Reeth – Aug 2, 2013 at 1:15PM
NYSE: YELP
Yelp
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$2.0B
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$31.97
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Yelp is up nearly 40% this week. To understand why, you need to pay attention to just one thing in the company's recent earnings report.
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Mark Reeth wasn't born incredibly handsome, like so many are--he had to work hard to get to where he is today. Thankfully, through much blood, sweat, and hair products, Mark Reeth is now one incredibly good-looking Consumer Goods Editor. But Mark Reeth wasn't born a Consumer Goods Editor--he started as a writer for Fool.com, became a Blog Editor, and now loves reading all the latest Consumer Goods news. If you want to read all the latest Consumer Goods news, follow him on Twitter @ChristmasReeth.