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Posts related to ‘Internet’

Meet Yahoo!’s New CEO

Posted: July 16, 2012 at 4:25 pm

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) is about to get a new star as its permanent Chief Executive Officer.  This story has been updated due to a press release confirmation.  It is ...
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Kayak IPO Terms Closer to Fruition

Posted: July 16, 2012 at 1:45 pm

Kayak Software is set to debut in its initial public offering late this week.  The travel comparison site's parent is set to debut with a small offering of only about ...
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Mobile Reality Drives Facebook Shares Back Under $30

Posted: July 16, 2012 at 11:11 am

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is suffering a psychological blow today.  The NASDAQ is down about 0.5% but Facebook's common stock is down now by almost 4% and under the $30.00 ...
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Verizon’s $3.9 Billion Spectrum Deal in Jeopardy

Posted: July 13, 2012 at 12:09 pm

The US Department of Justice is delaying the proposed acquisition by Verizon Wireless of wireless broadband spectrum from SpectrumCo. Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: ...
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Live TV Streaming Gets Court OK

Posted: July 13, 2012 at 8:46 am

In a ruling that could change the way people watch TV, a New York judge has denied a petition for an injunction against TV-rebroadcasting start-up Aereo, a company partially backed ...
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Groupon Shareholders Stuck Where They Are, CEO & All

Posted: July 12, 2012 at 12:06 pm

Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) is a Web 2.0 (or is 3.0?) that is caught in what very well may be a no-win situation.  Its CEO has so far proven to ...
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Groupon, Zynga at Post-IPO Lows

Posted: July 12, 2012 at 11:49 am

Recently public companies Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) and Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) rose sharply following their IPOs, but have taken a turn south that has taken shares off post-IPO highs ...
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Microsoft Goes Into Huge Touch Display Market

Posted: July 9, 2012 at 1:21 pm

Large computer screens are not exactly new.  Still, it is amazing just how big some of these can get.  Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) once demonstrated a large tabletop touchscreen PC ...
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Verizon Sues FCC for Violating Company’s Free Speech Rights

Posted: July 6, 2012 at 8:11 am

Last Monday Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) filed a brief in federal court arguing against the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposed net neutrality rules. Verizon, which together with Vodafone Group ...
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Microsoft Taking $6.2 Billion Charge, Lowers Online Services Growth Expectations

Posted: July 2, 2012 at 4:51 pm

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) disclosed that it will need to take a massive charge after the close on Monday. Before you hit the panic button here you really need to ...
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Coming Soon — Mozilla’s Smartphone OS

Posted: July 2, 2012 at 1:44 pm

The non-profit Mozilla Corporation, maker of the Firefox web browser, today said that it would issue a smartphone operating system platform as the Firefox OS. The platform has been known ...
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When Analysts Matter Too Much (OPEN, GOOG, YELP, GRPN, P, FB)

Posted: July 2, 2012 at 1:05 pm

How much should a Wall Street analyst call be worth?  Pointing out a buyout rumor or a large contract win before anyone, well that can add massive value to a stock.  ...
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Reality Check: Online Ad Spending Is Not As Dead As You Have Been Told

Posted: June 29, 2012 at 10:34 am

If one company would be the judge, jury and executioner on online ad spending, it would be Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG).  The problem is that Google is now so spread ...
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Facebook’s New Analyst Ratings From… Everyone, Top to Bottom

Posted: June 27, 2012 at 7:58 am

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) may have seen a jump in most recent short interest, but today marked the official end of the quiet period of 40 days from the IPO.  ...
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Quiet Period Ending: Facebook Analysts Unleashed… Like !/?

Posted: June 26, 2012 at 12:01 pm

This week marks the end of the Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) analyst quiet period for those many brokerage firms which have analysts who will finally be free to initiate coverage ...
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