Posts Tagged Revenue

eBay generated $400M in business from iPhone app

Giselle Tsirulnik from MobileMarketer wrote: EBay President/CEO John Donahoe said mobile is one of the key areas that the company is focusing on since devices will surely impact the way that consumers shop. Mr. Donahoe said that the iPhone and BlackBerry devices are already changing consumersâ

09.24.2009 | Business, Mobile | Hugo Candeias

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How Big Is the Apple iPhone App Economy?

GIGAOM wrote: If I were to tell you that Apple’s app economy was worth more than $2.5 billion a year, you would laugh hysterically, shake your head and walk out of the room, yes? Surf on over to some other web site? But here I am telling you exactly that! According to mobile advertising startup

08.27.2009 | Business, Mobile | Hugo Candeias

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Wi-Fi Smartphone Sales to Double by 2011

Internetnews.com wrote: Wi-Fi is emerging as a critical component of the lucrative smartphone market as carriers increasingly realize benefits of the wireless technology, and data out today suggests the trend will continue. This year, 144 million dual-mode cellular/Wi-Fi handsets are expected

08.26.2009 | Business, Mobile | Hugo Candeias

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YouTube shares more video profits

Video-sharing website YouTube is to allow those who post popular videos to share in the profits they generate. The site already shares ad revenue with the owners of copyright material that is frequently uploaded. The new scheme aims to identify hugely popular videos from individuals, notifying

08.26.2009 | Business, Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Why Apple Is More Valuable Than Google

A look at what's behind the Mac and iPhone maker's now firm market-cap edge on the Web-search leader, and how it could one day challenge Microsoft. Now that Apple has once again passed Google in market value, can the consumer-electronics maker maintain its lead? While Apple's capitalization ha

08.12.2009 | Business, Marketing, Mobile, Technology | Hugo Candeias

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EBay revenue beats Wall Street expectations

Ebay Inc on Tuesday posted a quarterly net profit and revenue that beat Wall Street expectations, and shares rose more than 3 percent. The company, which connects sellers and buyers online through auctions and fixed-price sales, gave a third-quarter profit forecast in line with analysts' esti

07.22.2009 | Business | Hugo Candeias

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Expectations high for Apple’s quarterly results

Expectations are high for Apple Inc's quarterly results on Tuesday, in the wake of strong early sales for its new iPhone and improved sentiment on the personal computer market after Intel Corp's earnings. Apple launched its third-generation iPhone 3GS in mid-June, and also slashed the price o

07.21.2009 | Business, Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Twitter Generates $48 Million of Media Coverage in a Month

Twitter's been the toast of TV news programs, daytime talk shows, magazine editors and newspaper reporters. But what's all that chatter worth? According to news-monitoring service VMS, a cool $48 million (£29.4 million, €34 million) over the past 30 days. (That's half of what Microsoft pla

07.20.2009 | Business, Marketing, Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Website publishes sensitive hacked Twitter info

Technology news website TechCrunch published on Wednesday sensitive internal documents belonging to Twitter, including financial projections, offering a rare glimpse into the wildly popular microblogging site. Twitter has a targeted revenue run rate of $140 million (£86 million, €100 milli

07.16.2009 | Technology | Hugo Candeias

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Intel results beat expectations

US chipmaker Intel has reported a better-than-expected net profit of $1 billion (£620 million, €72 million) for April to June, excluding a massive European Commission fine. Including the fine, levied for anti-competitive practices in May, the company made a loss of $398 million (£245.5 mi

07.14.2009 | Business, Technology | Hugo Candeias

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