6:16am ET
Media
Hulu’s Appeal Fails
Hulu is no longer in the top ten video sites based on data for November from online research firm comScore. It had been on the list for months. A rise in the…
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Douglas A. McIntyre 8:23am ET
Technology
Groupon Slips Through Google’s Hands
Groupon, the online discount coupon company, did not sell itself to Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). Many media including The Wall Street Journal, AllThingsD, and The New York Times reported that the deal was…
Douglas A. McIntyre 5:40am ET
Investing
A Solution To Google’s Talent Problem–Give Employees Equity Stakes In New Ventures
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) keeps losing its top employees to other companies. Some of its senior management and best engineers have departed for AOL, Facebook, TellApart, Cuil, DoApp, and scores of other companies–many…
Douglas A. McIntyre 4:24pm ET
Retail
Black Friday Online Spending Up 16%, Facebook Influence Rises
Online spending rose much more than expected on Black Friday. Should the trend continue, holiday 2010 sales may be stronger than expected, especially if e-commerce is a proxy for overall retail activity.…
Douglas A. McIntyre 8:28am ET
Technology
Facebook Has Nearly One Of Four Internet Page Views In US
Facebook is a dominant presence on the internet and around the world, but that dominance may be greater than nearly anyone could have imagined. Traffic to the huge social network now accounts…
Douglas A. McIntyre 3:55am ET
Investing
Media Digest 11/5/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
The Federal Reserve may allow some of the nation’s strongest banks to raise their dividends. (Reuters) The S&P and DJIA hit 2 year highs. (Reuters) China attacked the US over its plans…
5:34am ET
Technology
The E-Commerce Assault On The Cellphone
Facebook says it will allow local retailers to send offers to users. The “Deals” service is based on Facebook technology which allows members to share their locations via their cellphone GPS systems–something…
Douglas A. McIntyre 6:07am ET
Technology
Digg, Once The Darling Of Web 2.0, Near Death
Digg.com was once so important to web 2.0, the spread of information and social media behavior that its executives were often interviewed about the future of news on the internet. Jay Adelson,…
Douglas A. McIntyre 8:47am ET
Investing
Today’s Best Market Rumors (10/18/2010)
Updated throughout the day. Facebook allows some of its partners to run applications that can allow user information to be tapped (WSJ) Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) has begun a process to…
5:34am ET
Media
Facebook Gets Another $120 Million Investment
“Never give a sucker and even break; never wise up a chump” — WC Fields Facebook does not need anymore investment capital. It has raised several hundreds million in the last year.…
Douglas A. McIntyre 10:08am ET
Technology
Will Murdoch Sell MySpace For $1?
Now that AOL, Inc (NYSE: AOL) has sold social network Bebo to Criterion Capital, which must have more money than sense, Rupert Murdoch has a precedent for dumping his moribund social network…
2:48am ET
Media
Media Digest 4/7/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: The Chinese hinted they were ready to let the yuan rise. Reuters: Asian stocks are near a 22 month high. Reuters: Regulators plan to track fast frequency trading. Reuters: FTC may…
4:48am ET
Technology
The Death Of Web 2.0: A Business Without Money
MySpace, Facebook, and YouTube are among the most visited websites in the world. Unfortunately, no one can figure out how to make money from them. According to comScore, Facebook, the smallest of…
12:00pm ET
Technology
Put A Facebook On Your BlackBerry (RIMM, GOOG, MSFT)
Research In Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) has launched Facebook® for BlackBerry® Smartphones. This announcement came out of CTIA Wireless IT and Entertainment 2007. This will allow BlackBerry software applications that enable fast, streamlined and…
Douglas A. McIntyre 1:59pm ET
Technology
Is Facebook Worth More to Microsoft Than Others? (MSFT, GOOG, YHOO)
The WSJ (wsj.com) (subscription required for full access) has reported that Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) may be making an investment into Facebook that would supposedly value Facebook at $10 Billion. That doesn’t mean this…