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WebMD’s Top 10 Mobile Health Apps
The widespread use of digital media by online health marketers is a point of concern in a complaint by consumer and privacy watchdog groups to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. The commission has been asked to investigate regarding “unfair and deceptive advertising practices” available to consumers online. The group is concerned that while digital marketing
LivingSocial Growing In Travel
BIA/Kelsey estimates that the U.S. “deal-a-day” market will reach $4 billion over the next four years. The researcher pegs the U.S. market to be worth $873 million in 2010. Further, according to the report, 178 cities in the U.S. are served by the various deal-a-day companies. These offers reach more than 102 million people in
Can Facebook Justify A $65 Billion Valuation?
If Facebook, the social Web phenomenon, needed any more popularity, it got it through the Oscar-nominated movie, The Social Network. Based on the controversy surrounding Facebook’s founders, which arose from the claim that the concept was a rip-off of another social networking idea, Harvard Connection, the movie received eight Academy Award nominations, including one for best picture.
A Peek Inside Zyngaville
According to eMarketer, social gaming revenues in the U.S. are expected to increase 28% over the year to $1.1 billion in 2011 driven by sales of virtual goods and advertising spending. Revenues from virtual good sales are projected to grow 28% over the year to $653 million and advertising revenues at 60% over the year to
Short-Term Troubles For ERI Don’t Dampen Prospects
According to the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), 1.8 billion people will be living in regions plagued by absolute water scarcity by the year 2025. The agency predicts that two-thirds of the global population will be under “water stress conditions.” Global water shortages will drive the need for efficient water supply solutions not only
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.
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
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