categories
HOT TOPICS
- The Startup Velocity Question
- Platform as a Service
- Man and Superman
- Web 3.0 = (4C + P + VS)
- The Future: End of Capitalism
- Capitalism 2.0
Expensive Mistakes And Rising Costs Plague Netflix
In the past quarter, Netflix has managed to not only disappoint its investors but also its customers. Contrary to other online players such as Hulu, which has added customers at a rapid pace during the quarter, Netflix’s loss of subscribers is a shock. The stock price has fallen 75% since the all-time high it attained this
New Kindle Heats Up E-Reader Market
According to a Goldman Sachs report published earlier this year, Kindle accounts for 67% market share [of e-readers] in the U.S., followed by Nook with a 22% share. Amazon also leads in digital book sales with 58% market share, followed by Barnes & Noble’s at 27% and Apple at 9%. The way Amazon is rolling out
Comcast, Viacom Shifting With The Times
The cable TV industry continues to face stiff competition. With players like Hulu eating into other player’s share of content and subscriber base, the war on cable remains heated. Furthermore, Microsoft recently announced the plans to offer TV content on Xbox 360 for Xbox 360 Live users, making it possible for people to watch programming
XBox Pushes Microsoft Deeply Into Home Entertainment
Gartner’s third quarter study on PC shipments reported that global PC shipments grew 3.2% over the year to 91.8 million units, compared with the earlier projected estimates of 5.1% growth for the quarter. The continuing weakness in the U.S. and EMEA markets are contributing to this slow growth. U.S. PC shipments grew a mere 1.1%
IBM Looks Solid
Market analysts do not foresee a steep recovery in IT spending as both the U.S. and European markets continue their struggle to come out of the economic crisis. According to RBC experts, IT spending will grow a mere 4%-5% over the year in 2011. Gartner also expects slower growth in the coming years. Their recent
Apple After Steve Jobs
Fourteen years ago, Apple was going through a rough patch and its stock was trading at below $5 levels. Steve Jobs took the reins again and made Apple the most valuable company on the planet. Sadly, Apple’s former leader passed away this month. Though Jobs had been away from Apple’s daily affairs for a while, he
Yahoo In Limbo
According to eMarketer, Yahoo is expected to command 13.1% of display ads this year compared with 14.4% a year ago, as social networking leader Facebook’s share is expected to climb to 16.3% from 12.2% last year. U.S. online ad spending is to grow 20% this year to $31.3 billion, but given Yahoo’s situation, they may not
Google Continues To Dominate Search Advertising
Media researcher MagnaGlobal estimates that search-based advertising will grow 23% over the year in 2011 to reach $37.7 billion. The researcher further estimates that Internet ad spending will climb 20% this year. comScore data for September indicates that within search in the U.S., Google’s market share continued to rise to 65.3% from 64.8% a month