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NYT does what many have expected for a long time — prepares to ask readers to pay for access. Looks like it will be a "metered system" where people will be able to view a few articles for free before being asked to subscribe.
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Smart move by Yelp. Remains to be seen what kind of impact this will have on the mobile local market, but Yelp has some very important advantages — a substantial established user base, and relationships with local advertisers — that cannot be denied, despite FourSquare and Gowalla's penetration among the social media elite.