Google+ Market Share up to 8th place, 50 million users
On September 20th the Google+ was opened to the public. Since then Google+ made a huge move from nowhere to 8th place in social network market share according to Experian Hitwise. (Who knew Tagged was...
View ArticleTwitter actually has revenue, like a fly buzzing around the Facebook juggernaut
$100 million presumably from those promoted tweets. I never click on ads in general and I’ve certainly never clicked on a promoted tweet so I’m biased but I’d be interested to know what the click...
View ArticleBest Buy slashes RIM Playbook prices
Feeling the heat from Kindle Fire? Best Buy slashed prices on the Playbook by two hundred dollars. Still not enough though. If you’re going to get a pale imitation of an iPad you want it at a pale...
View ArticleYahoo! Tries to Enter TV Battle and Will Probably Blow It
So Yahoo is trying to get into the $500 billion TV battle, again, with what is now typical Yahoo awkwardness. (Terry Semel is either happy or pissed.) Yahoo just relauched their video portal under the...
View ArticleSocial Network Ad Revenues to Reach $10 Billion Worldwide in 2013
eMarketer is reporting that global social ad revenues will hit $5.5 billion this year, an increase of 55%. The vast majority apparently going to Facebook, or approximately $3.8 billion. The market is...
View ArticleMorgan Stanley Seems Okay On Paper, Some Data
Morgan Stanley, as of 2Q11 data, seems like it can weather its obligations but the short-term liquidity considerations are key. Liquidity reserves are up 50% since the ’08 crisis. Leverage is way down....
View ArticleFirst Kill All of the Video Distributors…Paramount Runs An Experiment
What would happen if Random House launched an online competitor to Amazon’s book site? Crazy right? But Paramount (NYSE:VIA) is running a little experiment that is basically the same thing. They...
View ArticleAmazon starts full-on assault of video game industry
Video games are a $60 billion industry and PC games are making a comeback compared to consoles. With the new second screen, tablets, and the rise of Internet connected TVs, the whole industry is up for...
View ArticleAre the Chinese Fighting Fair in the Solar Battle
Solar’s an interesting fight. It feels like two companies are pulling away from the pack, U.S.-based First Solar and China-based Suntech Power. So clearly the U.S. wants the U.S. to win...
View ArticleTop 10 Things I Like About Airbnb’s User Experience
At first I thought airbnb – the alternative to hotels room rental site – was just a very pretty home page with Expedia underneath. Having actually used it for the first time, I am now starting to...
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