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News Corp and The New York Times Enhance Digital Offerings
According to a report released last month by the Alliance for Audited Media (AAM), The Wall Street Journal retained its position as the leading newspaper in the country with circulation growing 12% over the year to 2.38 million for the six months ended March 2013. The New York Times became the second largest newspaper in
IBM’s Surprise Earnings Miss
The latest Gartner Worldwide IT Spending Forecast projects worldwide IT spending to grow 4.1% over the year to $3.8 trillion during the current year. These projections are a marginal improvement over the projections a quarter ago, when Gartner estimated IT spending to grow to $3.7 trillion this year. IT spending is projected to grow another
Online Travel Industry Focused on International Expansion
According to an eMarketer report, total travel sales worldwide are projected to grow from $962 billion last year to $1,131 billion by 2016. Online travel sales will account for $523 billion by the year 2016, growing from $374 billion last year. Online travel sales in the U.S. are expected to grow to $182 billion in
Finland’s Supercell Shows Strong Growth in iPad Gaming
According to a report by Transparency Market Research, Gaming Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Growth, Share and Forecast 2011-2015, the global gaming market was pegged at $70.5 billion in 2011 and is projected to grow 14% annually through 2015 to $117.9 billion. Growth is projected to be driven by the Asia Pacific markets and
Groupon on the Rebound?
After reporting results that forced their CEO to quit, daily deals market leader, Groupon (Nasdaq:GRPN) seems to have figured its way out. Its stock price is on the rise, but it still is significantly short of their $20 IPO list price. Like the market, I remain skeptical about the company’s future and would like to
Blue Nile and WebMD Expand Offerings
According to recent IDEX research, last year sales of fine jewelry and watches in the U.S. reached a record high of $71.3 billion, growing 6% over the year. For the year, sales of fine jewelry grew 6% to $61.9 billion in the U.S.
Fusion-io’s Inorganic Growth
According to a market report, Enterprise SSDs: Technologies and Markets, the market for enterprise solid state drive (SSD) is projected to grow 59% annually from 382,000 units in 2011 to 3.9 million units by the year 2016. The report predicts that enterprise SSD market revenues will grow at an average annual rate of 43% to
Athenahealth’s Expanding Product Roadmap
According to a report by MarketsandMarkets, the electronic medical record (EMR) and electronic health record (EHR) industry in the U.S. is estimated to be worth $6 billion by 2015. The report projects an annual growth rate of 18% over the five-year period 2010 through 2015.