Articles tagged with: revenue
Search Monopoly: Why we can’t afford it
Yahoo (YHOO) and Google (GOOG) aren’t holding anything back in their effort to win our hearts minds in the search marketing war. Or rather, Yahoo’s surrender in that war as they prepare to include Google …
Yahoo (YHOO) and Google (GOOG) aren’t holding anything back in their effort to win our hearts minds in the search marketing war. Or rather, Yahoo’s surrender in that war as they prepare to include Google …
Print advertising declines
Total print ads in the U.S. were down 16 percent in the second quarter to $8.8 billion. That makes nine consecutive quarters in which “print revenues have declined at an almost continuously accelerating rate,” notes Alan Mutter …
Yahoo + Verizon: Extend their portal deal
Verizon (VZ) and Yahoo (YHOO) said Wednesday that they have re-upped a portal deal that began in 2005. Under a new multiyear agreement (statement), a custom Verizon-Yahoo portal will be offered to all new subscribers …
Brazilian e-commerce is rising
Consumers in Brazil will spend BRL8.5 billion ($5.9 billion) online this year, according to e-bit. E-commerce in Brazil, like so many other key Internet metrics in that country, is maturing fast. Between 2001 and 2007, …
Online advertising slows as privacy issues are rising
It sounded like a winning proposition — free money — for Internet access providers.By tracking their subscribers’ personal Web surfing habits, they could help deliver ads targeted to the consumers’ interests, and claim a share …
Brazilian online market expanded by 43%
E-commerce in Brazil, like many other Internet activities in that country, is maturing quickly. Between the first half of 2005 and 2008, e-commerce revenues as reported in e-bit’s “Web Shoppers” study nearly quadrupled to reach …
China’s internet mobile growth
According to industry reports, in five years, more than 30% of mobile phone subscribers in China will be reading books and newspapers through their phones. The combination of greater 3G adoption and a marked increase …
Internet Portal Wars: How the Mighty Have Fallen
Nothing represents the changing of the guard as much as how the Big Three Portals have fallen from grace. Don’t get me wrong: from an operational standpoint, Yahoo! (YHOO) is a fine property, but …
ValueClick: Has the Hunted Become the Hunter?
It has long been assumed by many investors that acquiring Valueclick (VCLK) would be the first step in “plan B” for Microsoft (MSFT) if its bid to take over Yahoo (YHOO) was unsuccessful. When …
Worldwide online ad spending will reach $65.2B in 2008
Several recent worldwide online ad spending projections indicate that the medium still has a lot of room for growth. Worldwide online ad spending will reach $65.2 billion in 2008, according to IDC’s “Digital Marketplace Model …
$15M for Mobile VoIP provider Nimbuzz
Nimbuzz according to TechCrunch.com has has raised $15 million in a second round led by Naspers/MIH, with Nimbuzz’s other major existing investor Mangrove Capital Partners also participating. It’s already had $10 million from Mangrove (the …
