Zulily Marches Ahead

A recent comScore report on the US e-commerce industry reveals that Q3 2014 desktop e-commerce sales in the country grew 13% to $53.9 billion. This was the twentieth consecutive quarter of positive year-over-year growth and the sixteenth consecutive quarter of double-digit growth. Mobile commerce continued to report a stronger growth as it improved 17% over the year to $6.7

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Jive Continues to Dive

According to a recent report by TechNavio, the Global Enterprise Social Software Market is estimated to grow 19% annually over the period 2013 through 2018. The researcher is seeing a strong demand of platforms that provide a comprehensive access to all social media including blogs, email, wikis, and forums. The strong market growth rate has attracted

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Online Travel Going Strong

According to a recent UNWTO report on international tourism, the number of tourists travelling internationally increased 5% over the year for the period January to August 2014. UNWTO estimates that during the eight month period, there were more than 781 million travelers.

Shutterfly Buys GrooveBook While Still Looking for a Buyer

According to a BCC Research report, the global digital photography market is estimated to grow 3.8% annually to reach $82.5 billion by the year 2016. While the photo printing industry is expected to suffer losses, the digital cameras and lenses market are expected to have 5.8% annual growth.

Chinese Giant Baidu Now Targeting Brazil

According to iResearch, the Chinese search engine market grew 51% over the year during the last quarter to RMB 16.45 billion (~$2.67 billion). Internet search giant Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) remained the market leader in the country with 82.2% market share followed by Google China, Sougou, and 360 search. Mobile search is the leading segment in

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Hortonworks Plans to Raise Nearly $80 Million

According to a report by Allied Market Research, the global Hadoop market is projected to grow 58% annually over the period 2013 through 2020. The market estimated to be worth $2 billion in 2013 is expected to be worth $50.2 billion by the year 2020. The increase in the adoption of Hadoop is attributed to the

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BlackBerry Counts On Security Features

BlackBerry’s turnaround remained elusive during the last quarter. The company’s financial results weren’t particularly impressive. However, they continued to upgrade products and services and remained focused on their core area of mobile security services, hoping that the efforts will pay off soon.

HomeAway’s Expanding Tie-Ups

According to a travel report published by Amadeus, the global travel industry is expected to grow 5.4% a year through the ten year period from 2013 to 2023, faster than the global GDP. Travel growth is attributed to emerging markets of China and India as more travelers from Asia continue to take international trips.