Topic: OpenTable Inc.

Yelp and OpenTable Partner Up for Better Dinner Planning

What's most surprising about this is that it hasn't happened sooner: OpenTable's reservation system will soon be integrated into Yelp.READ»

Help: International Virtual Assistants Day

1968 Hal 9000 2001: A Space Odyssey's supercomputer sets the bar: Hal could interpret emotions, anticipate requests, and co-opt systems on an interplanetary voyage. 1987 LesConcierges Jaguar and Genentech still use this ...READ»

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Apple Buys Voice Search Startup Siri, Aiming Squarely at Google

Why would Apple buy a teeny startup for somewhere between $100 and $200 million bucks? Hint: if you have a lousy Yiddish accent, it rhymes with "kugel."READ»

Need a Plumber? Redbeacon Adds Facebook Support to Its Service Provider Finder

Redbeacon, a site that matches users up with service providers (like plumbers, painters, personal trainers, and housekeepers), announced a few new options, most notably Facebook, that'll encourage a more social use of the site--and ...READ»

Meet Siri: A Virtual Personal Assistant That Actually Works, Deciphers Drunken Slur

[Editors note: Back in February 2010, Fast Company was wowed by a neat little iPhone app called Siri. "As you can see, using Siri is a lot like talking to a really, really well-informed friend," Dan Macsai wrote in a post, which we've dug up here. In April 2010, Apple bought Siri. Today, Tim Cook reintroduced Siri as a primary addition to iOS 5. Turns out what wowed us then is what wowed Apple watchers today, too.]READ»

OpenTable for Docs Expands to D.C., Other Cities

In 2007, businessman Cyrus Massoumi and physician Oliver Kharraz teamed up to found ZocDoc.com, a Web service that matches patients with available appointments at doctors' and dentists' offices. It's OpenTable for health care. ...READ»

KaChing Takes the Thinking Out of the Stock Market Gamble

KaChing is a new startup that allows you to bet alongside top investors, so that every move they make can be duplicated in your portfolio. VentureBeat likens it to "fantasy football for investing junkies," but its effect is more ...READ»

Did the Venture Capital Crunch Force Zappos-Amazon Deal? [Updated]

Amazon's purchase of online shoe retailer Zappos was surprising and interesting news all by itself, but now comes a twist: reports that this marriage made in e-commerce heaven may have been a shotgun wedding forced by Zappos' ...READ»

The 10 Most Creative People in Food

From the farm to the table, from the slaughterhouse to the studio to the C-suite--our picks of the folks who are changing the way we eat.READ»

Technology IPOs

The recent IPO’s from SolarWinds and OpenTable are welcome sights as we in the tech sector continue to look for good news.  Will the offering push open the flood gates and ignite the IPO market?  Will they do the same for ...READ»

Seven Entertaining Things Online This Week

While kids in Harlem free their minds, kids in Britain are getting prosecuted for politically incorrect jokes. If that makes you lose all hope for the world, well, there's always the prospect of a long, isolated trip to the moon. On second thought, just go surfing, dream of 3G MacBooks, and kick back to some of the Internet's finest viral cat videos.READ»

Under the Radar Conference Preview: MoFuse

When I go online with my Verizon phone, it's kind of slim pickings if I limit myself to Verizon's preset offerings. I have added bookmarks for Google's tools, Facebook, even OpenTable and enjoy them. Although I can access some of my ...READ»

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Business Trips Don't Have to be All Business

Being away on business shouldn't mean doing away with enjoyment. It should mean doing things differently. Get an expert's tips on how to get the most out of your trip.READ»

My Favorite Bookmarks - Josh Silverman

Picks from the CEO of Evite.READ»

A Quiet Table in the Back, Please

Click Here: OpenTable.com lets you tap into the electronic-reservation systems of more than 750 restaurants in 15 cities.READ»