May 2012

136 Stories

In spite of shaky income reports, Amazon stocks hold steady

In spite of shaky income reports, Amazon stocks hold steady

During the first quarter, Amazon (AMZN) reported a significant loss in income—thirty-five percent.  But even given that bleak outlook, Amazon stock fared...

Call it a comeback: Groupon posts profit, share prices surge

Call it a comeback: Groupon posts profit, share prices surge

Stocks shot up 18% after a report that Groupon had slayed expectations from The Street to post its first quarterly...

Do you own your Tweets?

Do you own your Tweets?

Have you ever bothered to read the terms of service agreement on the back of a video game book?  I...

Microsoft employees like Capri Sun, Google employees like bacon

Microsoft employees like Capri Sun, Google employees like bacon

They say you can tell a lot about a company by the type of people that work for it. Are...

Texting-While-Walking: A growing epidemic

Texting-While-Walking: A growing epidemic

Do you often feel the sudden urge to text someone?  Do you use texting as your means of communication as...

What’s the marketing potential from Apple’s recent patent for iPhone 3D camera technology?

What’s the marketing potential from Apple’s recent patent for iPhone 3D camera technology?

We have been hearing rumors about the iPhone 5 since long before the 4S was launched. One of the most...

For Harley: The digital photo album

For Harley: The digital photo album

My wife and I are expecting our daughter Harley in July sometime and there isn’t a feeling in the world...

Social media’s growing influence on sports

Social media’s growing influence on sports

It seems to have crept into every nook and cranny in our daily lives. It makes sense that social media...

Yahoo’s Next CEO Must Be Magical

Yahoo’s Next CEO Must Be Magical

The debacles continue to mount at Yahoo. After ousting Scott Thompson from CEO, the search begins for the next CEO...

Iran pushes for national internet by cutting off foreign email providers for financial communication

Iran pushes for national internet by cutting off foreign email providers for financial communication

Iran continues its push to keep foreign interests out of its internet by barring banks, insurance companies, and telecom providers...

Yahoo CEO ousted

Yahoo CEO ousted

To most, it was a matter of when. The "if" possibilities were sealed when word broke that former Yahoo CEO...

Significance of Facebook’s ‘like’ button and its value for brands and pages

Significance of Facebook’s ‘like’ button and its value for brands and pages

Welcome to the digital era, where we have bid farewell to old marketing tools. Now brands successfully promote themselves by...