From Unicorn to Unicorpse: Jive Software Beats Estimates

According to a ReportsnReports research report, the global enterprise social software market is projected to grow 11.3% annually from $4.77 billion in 2014 to $8.14 billion in 2019. However, ever since it went public in December 2011, enterprise social software provider Jive Software (NASDAQ: JIVE) has seen its valuation dwindle from $1.5 billion to around $300 million and its status has been degraded from a Billion Dollar Unicorn to a unicorpse*. >>>

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Baidu Fighting Regulatory Challenges

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ServiceNow Diversifies

According to recent reports on the cloud services, global spending on public cloud Infrastructure as a Service hardware and software is estimated to grow to $38 billion in 2016 and the market is estimated to grow to $173 billion in 2026. The Software as a Service (SaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) parts of cloud hardware and infrastructure software spending are estimated to grow to $12 billion this year and will grow to $55 billion by the year 2026. Another report by IDC estimates that by 2020, penetration of SaaS versus traditional software deployment will be more than 25% and packaged software consumption in enterprise segment will shrink to 10% of new installations. Most cloud companies are therefore switching gears to address this rapidly expanding market. >>>

Alphabet Reaches Record High

After a disappointing quarter to start the year with, Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOG) appears to have got its groove back. The company’s recently reported results helped push the stock to a record high. And with its continued investment in the Cloud and Video, Alphabet’s growth won’t end soon.

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Amazin’ Amazon

It sounds like a broken record when it comes to Amazon’s (Nasdaq: AMZN) earnings. The company delivered another stellar quarter that even recorded its biggest profits ever. And most of it is thanks to the cloud.

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The Unstoppable Facebook

A report by eMarketer released earlier this year expects US Digital Video ad spend to grow from $7.46 billion in 2015 to $9.59 billion in 2016. The market is projected to be worth $14.77 billion by the year 2019 with mobile accounting for $6.82 billion of the share. Social networking giant Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) has already captured the world of mobile advertising and is now looking to become the giant in video advertising as well.

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Twitter Counting on Video to Tweet it Back to Life

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Apple Should Buy Netflix

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Verizon Buys Yahoo for $5 Billion

Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) finally seems to have found a buyer for its core assets. After years of trying to recover lost ground, earlier this year, the company had decided to sell off its core assets. It has finally found a willing buyer in Verizon. Yesterday, Verizon agreed to buy Yahoo for $4.83 billion, making it probably the best news for Yahoo in a while.

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eBay Acquiring Companies to Improve User Experience and Conversion

For some time now, eBay’s users have been a disgruntled lot. It has a poor feedback management system and there are issues in search and discoverability. eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) is now focusing on improving these organically and through acquisitions. >>>