Yelp SPECULATED to Integrate with Apple Products and Social Media End-of-Week Stock Action

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) and Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) have reached an agreement on an extensive strategic arrangement that will expand their current partnership, which includes a joint advertising sales initiative, and alows cross-licensing of some key patents, say sources to AllThingsD. The new deal could be announced later on Friday.

LinkedIn Corporation’s (NYSE:LNKD) user base majority is likely in North America, which comprises just over 43 percent of all registered users. Europe is next with 22.4 percent and Asia with 14.6 percent. The site is dominated by American members, and over 58 million U.S. residents are using the site, with Indians coming in second with a bit more than 13 million users.

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Groupon, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GRPN) daily deals may include some oddities, including $100 for a stranger to tuck one into bed (photos first, please!). Observers have brought up the question as to whether it’s really a good idea to look for bargains when it comes to college tuition and plastic surgery.

Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA) agreed back in March to shell out $225 million for the expansion of its San Francisco headquarters, dubbed “The Dog House”. The gaming firm’s number of employees has jumped from 130 to more than 3,000 in three years.

Yelp, Inc. (NYSE:YELP) shares rise to levels last seen in early April, amid speculation that Apple plans to integrate Yelp’s check-in feature for points of interest within its new mapping software, which will accompany iOS 6. Whether Foursquare or Facebook’s (NASDAQ:FB) check-in features will also be joined in, is so far unknown.

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