Talent Management Leans Toward Learning

The year 2010 saw a great deal of M&A activity in the talent management sector as Taleo (NASDAQ:TLEO) acquired Learn.com; SuccessFactors (NASDAQ:SFSF) acquired CubeTree, Inform, and YouCalc; and Kennexa acquired Salary.com. That trend looks set to continue this year: Taleo already announced an acquisition and Learn.com’s rival GeoLearning was acquired by talent management vendor SumTotal Systems.

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Can Yelp Stand Up To Google’s Wrath?

One of the key trends of the previous decade has been that of local search and classifieds. Yelp is a leading player in the segment that leverages user-generated content in the form of local business reviews and ratings. By drawing on the concept of niche community, Yelp has been able to greatly expand the functions of

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Groupon Fastest-Growing Company (Thus Far)?

By offering local service marketing using social Web behavior patterns, Groupon has taken local classifieds and group buying to a new level of precision and creativity. The site was in the news  last year when it turned down Google’s $6 billion offer. This is not surprising in the least considering the pace at which the company

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Strong Growth In SaaS CRM

According to research firm Gartner, SaaS within the customer relationship management (CRM) industry is expected to exceed $4 billion in total software revenue in 2014, representing more than 32% of the overall CRM market. Salesforce.com, the pioneer of SaaS CRM, recently reported strong sales and said it expected cross the $2 billion revenue milestone this

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Dell Needs To Up The Ante On Its Tablet Strategy

HP this week reported weak sales in its consumer PC business. Rival Dell also saw consumer sales decline slightly. However, according to IDC, Dell had solid growth in emerging markets that helped it to grow at 4.2%, a rate slightly above the market, and regain the No. 2 position in total PC shipments. The consumer

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HP’s Strategy Under Apothekar

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) this week reported mixed results and gave a weak outlook that missed analyst estimates and sent the stock tumbling about 12%. This was Leo Apotheker’s first quarter as CEO, and though it doesn’t reflect on his performance, there is no question that it highlights the challenges he will face.

Shutterfly, Vistaprint Morphing With The Social Web

According to The U.S. Photo Industry 2010: Review and Forecast Report, the digital camera market is estimated to be worth $5.2 billion in the U.S., with 81% of the population owning digital cameras. The country is estimated to have generated 13.9 billion digital prints in 2010. As more 8-by-10 inch photos are now being printed at

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Should Disney Buy LeapFrog?

Cord-cutting has remained a serious threat to cable services providers over the past several months, and Time Warner and Disney recently came together to try to combat this threat. The two are bundling ESPN broadband streams with cable, and TV Everywhere customers can now view ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU programming online. Through the tie-up, Warner hopes

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