Dell: Now Private, What Next?

According to the latest worldwide PC shipment report, during the past quarter, PC shipments continued to decline. Globally PC shipment fell 8.6% to 80.28 million units. Lenovo remained the market leader with a 17.6% market share, and Dell came in a distant third with a 11.6% market share. Dell’s quarterly shipment of 9.31 million PCs

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LeapFrog’s Disappointing Outlook for the Holidays

Come the holiday season, retailers and toy manufacturers begin to count on the usual sales rush that happens at this time of the year. But 2013 holiday season sales projections aren’t very rosy. According to a report by Morgan Stanley, Expect Coal: We Predict the Weakest Holiday Since 2008, analysts are projecting depressed U.S. economic

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Benefitfocus – A Successful SaaS IPO

An IBISWorld report published for the previous year estimates the human resources benefits administration market in the U.S. to be worth more than $59 billion last year. Researcher Gartner estimates that last year, the U.S. insurance industry spent more than $55 billion on software and related services. Recently listed Benefitfocus is a provider of cloud-based

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LivingSocial Is Burning Through Its Cash

Last year, the rise in the daily deals market prompted the market leader, Groupon, to list its IPO. Competitor LivingSocial, was expected to list as well. But since then, the market has taken a tumble. Driven by increased competition and waning consumer interest, both Groupon and LivingSocial have tried to restructure their business offering. But

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Pinterest’s Valuation Rises; Revenues Remain a Mystery

Twitter’s recent IPO has sparked  interest in IPOs of other social media sites. The next big one that the market is waiting for is online scrapbooking site,  Pinterest. Launched in 2010, Pinterest’s growth has seen phenomenal growth and is the third most popular website in the U.S. after Facebook and Twitter.

Shutterfly’s Growth Strategy

Recent market reports suggest that consumers are shifting from printing photos to sharing them electronically. According to market reports, more than 22 billion photos will be shared through electronic media by 2015. The trend now is to create personalized products like mugs and totes instead of ordinary photo prints.

Jive Trading Near 52-Week Lows

An IDC report published earlier this year projects the worldwide enterprise social software market to grow from $1 billion in 2012 to $2.7 billion by the year 2017, translating to an annualized growth rate of 22%. Last year, IBM remained the leader with a 14% market share. Jive Software (Nasdaq:JIVE) came in second with a

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Zynga’s Revamped Mobile Strategy

Social gaming player Zynga (Nasdaq:ZNGA), has not had a good run since it went public. Earlier this year, CEO and founder Mark Pincus renounced his position hoping to let new management drive the company to greater success. But social games are played as a fad and do not attract serious gamers, which has caused many

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