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Web 3.0 & eBay (Part 1)
Introduction Founded in 1995, eBay Inc. provides consumers with Internet platforms for global commerce, payments and communications. Since its inception, eBay Inc. has expanded to include some of the strongest brands in the world, including the eBay e-commerce marketplace, PayPal, Skype, Shopping.com, and others. Today, eBay has three operating segments: Marketplaces, Payments and Communications. The
Adobe Has a New CEO
Adobe Systems Incorporated offers business and mobile software and services worldwide. Most famously known for its free Acrobat reader software, it is a mainstay in the desktop publishing and photo editing world, and popular among creative professionals. On September 17, 2007, Adobe Systems (ADBE) announced Q3 earnings ending August 31, 2007, and Q3 2007 proved
Web 3.0 & Yahoo! (Part 5)
Conclusion Yahoo! Inc. is a leading Internet brand and one of the most trafficked Internet destinations worldwide with 460 million worldwide unique visitors. About 88% of total revenues for the fiscal year 2006 came from marketing services. The largest segment of it comes from search advertising. Of late, Yahoo’s financial performance has been mediocre compared
Web 3.0 & Yahoo! (Part 4)
Acquisition Strategy Yahoo! has made several acquisitions this year, primarily in display advertising. The key acquisitions were MyBlogLog, Right Media, BuzzTracker, Rivals.com, Zimbra and BlueLithium. Of these, RightMedia and Blue Lithium are good moves to consolidate its Ad Networks position, but Zimbra, in my opinion, is not a good acquisition. I feel Yahoo! can improve
Web 3.0 & Yahoo! (Part 3)
Web 3.0 Framework discussion Below is a quick overview of the Web 3.0 framework for the Yahoo! sites. We have not gone into the details of all the properties, but you can review the Web 3.0 section of this site for detailed discussions on some of the vertical categories. However, here are some examples of
Web 3.0 & Yahoo! (Part 2)
Vertical Strategy Yahoo! is the most popular portal in the world and is present in almost all the important verticals. We will take a look at the Company’s various online verticals below. Finance Yahoo! Finance provides financial information, tools and advice on personal financial management. The site is among the top five finance sites. The
Web 3.0 & Yahoo! (Part 1)
Introduction Founded in 1994 by Stanford Ph.D. students David Filo and Jerry Yang, Yahoo! began as a hobby and has evolved into a leading global brand that has changed the way people communicate with each other, conduct transactions and access, share, and create information. Today, Yahoo! Inc. has become the world’s largest global online network
Interdigital: Visionary Beginning, Rocky Past
By Vijay Nagarajan, Guest Author Interdigital Communications Corporation (IDCC) is a King of Prussia, Pa based mid-cap company that thrives primarily on income from its intellectual property (IP) portfolio spanning 2G and 3G wireless technologies. Before I present my outlook on the company, let me throw in some historic perspective. International Mobile Machines Corporation (IMM),
