Concur Acquires to Improve Reporting and Analytics

According to a recent report, the global business travel market is projected to grow 12% this year to $176 billion. Growth will be driven by the Asia Pacific region while European countries will remain stable. Here is a snapshot of how travel expense management company, Concur, is expanding rapidly in this high-growth market.

Yelp Benefits from Connecting Consumers with Businesses

According to a BIA/Kelsey report, the local advertising market is projected to grow 2.3% annually to be worth $148.8 billion by 2017. The market was worth $132.5 billion in 2012. Growth within local advertising is expected to come from digital sources, which should see expansion of 12% annually. Meanwhile, traditional media advertising are projected to

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LinkedIn’s Mobile Growth

According to an eMarketer report released earlier this year, an increasing number of recruiters are moving to LinkedIn as their preferred source of candidates. A survey of recruiters conducted by recruitment software company Bullhorn in the country found that in 2012, 98% of recruiters were relying on a social network tool to access candidates. A

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Kabam Considering IPO When the Time Is Right

Research firm ThinkEquity estimates the global social gaming market to grow 21% annually from $8.2 billion last year to $14.6 billion by 2015. Growth in social gaming is attributed to the increasing penetration of mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets. According to researcher Newszoo, the smartphone gaming market is estimated to grow 19% annually over

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Coupons.com – Another IPO candidate

According to Juniper Research, the global digital printable coupon industry is projected to grow from $6 billion in 2011 to $46 billion by 2015. Recently, online coupons and deals site RetailMeNot went public with a $230 million IPO. Analysts believe that their competitor, Coupons.com, is also eying an IPO in the near future.

InMobi in the IPO Wings

According to a report by the US Interactive Advertising Bureau, the global mobile advertising market grew 83% last year to $8.9 billion. The mobile ad market was led by search advertising, which raked in 53% of global mobile advertising revenues at $4.7 billion for the year. In 2011, search advertising on mobile generated $2.5 billion

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Chegg Ready for an IPO

According to the Association of American Publishers, digital books accounted for 23% of publisher’s net revenues last year, up from 17% in 2011. Nearly ten years ago, digital books accounted for a meager 0.05% of book sales in the United States. The increasing use of tablets, smartphones, and e-readers is driving sales of e-books. While

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Apple Worrying Investors, Eying India

According to Strategy Analytics’ latest report, during the second quarter of the year, tablet shipments grew 43% over the year to 51.7 million units. While tablet sales were still strong, growth has slowed significantly from the 116% reported a year ago in the same quarter. While the iPad remains synonymous with tablet devices, sales have

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