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Time Spent On Twitter Up 3712% In One Year

It’s a shame Twitter has not figured out a way to bring in revenue.  According to audience research firm Nielsen, the number of minutes spent on Twitter by its users moved up 3,712% to…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 17 years ago

Loral Chairman Files To Sell Shares (LORL)

Loral Space & Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: LORL) has just filed to sell close to $300 million worth of voting and non-voting shares of common stock in an SEC filing.  The break-down is voting common…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 17 years ago

Cramer and Over 5,000 Formally Seek Short Sale Changes

There has been an ongoing war between those who think short selling should be allowed under any circumstances and those who want the practice curbed.  That argument is likely to heat up again based…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 17 years ago

e-Book & Kindle Suppliers Merging (AMZN, SNE, GOOG, QCOM)

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has received much publicity from its e-book reader, the Kindle.  It has also taken criticism.  Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) has let its e-book reader get lapped up in the wake…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 17 years ago

Will Microsoft (MSFT) Spend $10 Billion On Bing?

The debut of the new Microsoft (MSFT) search technology Bing was greeted by mostly positive reviews. The only legitimate complaint about the launch is that the world’s largest software company announced the product before…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 17 years ago

Google (GOOG) Offers First Real Challenge To Amazon (AMZN) Kindle

Google (GOOG) is about to release an e-book program which will allow consumers to download content onto PCs and portable electronics devices. It is a direct competitor to Amazon’s (AMZN) e-book reader, the Kindle. The…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 17 years ago

Nintendo May Have To Cut Wii Price To Keep Its Lead

Nintendo is facing more competition for its remarkably successful Wii and DS products. Microsoft (MSFT) and Sony (SNE) are both coming out with consoles that appeal to the casual game market, which Nintendo has…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 17 years ago

Google (GOOG) Deal Will Hurt News Corp (NWS) Earnings

Google (GOOG) has a three-year deal to sell search advertising on News Corp’s (NWS) huge social network MySpace. The arrangement will soon be up for renewal. Google did not get a return on its…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 17 years ago

SIRIUS XM Gets Closer To Reverse Stock Split (SIRI)

In most years, shareholder meetings are not full of much change.  This year has been very different in that manner, and SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) just sealed its share fate on the…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 17 years ago

Nintendo Changes Course (MSFT)(SNE)

Nintendo’s strategy with its immensely popular Wii has been to market a simple game console that is easy to operate and appeal to a broad set of consumers. It has largely left the market for…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 17 years ago

A New Call For Brocade To Hit New Highs (BRCD)

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD) is the beneficiary of a research call this morning from Broadpoint AmTech.  Many research calls are not very aggressive and many are very reactive on the surface.  That…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 17 years ago

OpenTable Strength Clears Way For More IPO’s (OPEN)

OpenTable, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPEN) has just opened around $25.00 on its initial public offering.  The online restaurant reservations system priced its 3 million share IPO at $20.00 per share, which was already well above…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 17 years ago

Sony (SNE): A Plan To Cut But Not Build

Sony’s (SNE) plan to turn itself around is all about cutting costs and has nothing to do with building new products or restructuring the firm’s content operations. Sony’s management laid out a program to…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 17 years ago