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Yahoo has bought Stamped, the New York City based startup that lets people record and share their favorite restaurants, books, movies, and music, we’ve confirmed with a source at Stamped. The news has also been confirmed by Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, who posted an Instagram of herself with the Stamped founders. The deal is part of a major mobile push led by Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer. All of Stamped’s nine employees are joining the company, and are tasked with building a “major mobile development center” based in New York City that will focus on bringing much-needed coherence to Yahoo’s mobile strategy. Read the full story at TechCrunch.

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Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing. Named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN and writes a popular daily business blog. He's a bestselling author, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.

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