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Mobile Messaging Apps: LINE App
An OnDevice research conducted in November last year noted that the preference for mobile messaging app market is split across geographies. While Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp may be clear leaders in the American and EMEA markets, the Asian market is a different story. Asia is dominated mostly by home grown apps who are now planning
Mobile Messaging Apps: WeChat in China
Facebook may have bought WhatsApp to consolidate its leadership in the mobile messaging apps segment, but market dominance in China still remains a distant dream. Government regulations coupled with the country’s language and cultural differences have caused most technology giants including the likes of Google, Yahoo, and Amazon to rethink their China strategy. Similarly, while the
Mobile Messaging Apps: A Market Review
The recent $19 billion acquisition of mobile messaging app WhatsApp by Facebook has brought unprecedented attention to the market. According to consulting firm Ovum, global revenues of mobile SMS plans fell from $145 billion in 2012 to $120 billion in 2013, primarily due to the shift toward data-driven communication applications. Add to that the growing adoption
Chinese E-Tailer Trying to Bypass Intermediaries
According to a Euromonitor International report, worldwide e-tail sales are projected to grow 17.7% annually over the period 2012 through 2015 to be worth $849 billion in 2015. Analysts believe that as Internet penetration improves globally, e-commerce transactions will also grow. Additionally, this growth is also benefiting manufacturing countries such as China, which has now
Online Real Estate Sector Preparing for the Housing Market Turnaround
Many expect the current year to be the breakthrough year for the housing market. While the housing sector was seeing pockets of recovery in 2013, 2014 is expected to be a lot better – mostly because according to analysts, it has “Nowhere to Go (but Up)”. The National Association of Home Builders is projecting a
Pre-IPO MuleSoft Makes SaaS Apps Talk to One Another
According to research firm IHS, worldwide enterprise spending on cloud-related technology is projected to triple over the period 2011 through 2017. The market is estimated to be worth $235.1 billion by the year 2017. In the current year, global business spending on infrastructure and services related to the cloud are projected to grow 20% over
Oracle Continues to Build Their Cloud Portfolio
According to IDC, worldwide spending on public IT cloud services is projected to grow 23.5% annually over the period 2013 through 2017 to be worth over $107 billion in 2017. The market was estimated to be worth $47.4 billion in 2013. The growth in cloud markets is estimated to be five times that of the
Online Travel Industry Showing Good Signs of Recovery
As economies worldwide start to show signs of improvement, the travel industry is also experiencing a steady recovery. The US Commerce Department expects international travel to the country to grow 4% annually over the period 2013 through 2017. In another report, the Global Business Travel Association expects international business-related travel outside the country to grow