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Google dumped by Dodgeball founders

I wrote just days ago that Googles Dodgeball buyout is a case study in the not quite fairy tale happy ending for Web 2.0 hackers hoping to gain fame AND fortune via a quick Google flip.see Google buyouts are BAD businessThere is now an official unhappy ending, an anti-Google one:...

Tags: Investors, Google

Blog posts 2007-04-15

Google warns of Microsoft, Yahoo competition

Google is warning shareholders of the “formidable competition” it faces from both Microsoft and Yahoo. Google considers Microsoft and Yahoo to be its primary competitors, acknowledging in particular that their Internet portals may have a greater ability to attract and retain users than Google does. On the Microsoft...

Tags: Business Models, Enterprise, Google, Google Software Applications, Internet Data, Investors, Legal, Metrics, Microsoft, Profits, ROI, Search, Search Advertising, Wall Street, Yahoo

Blog posts 2007-03-04

Will Google diversification pay off in 2007?

Google to shareholders: Google Print Ads, Google Audio Ads and Google Checkout have had no material impact on Google revenues in 2006, 2005, 2004... Google must present an accurate assessment of the financial impact of its products and services in SEC mandated reports. Everywhere else, however, Google apparently is...

Tags: Advertising, Business Models, Google, Google Checkout, Google Software Applications, Government, Internet Data, Investors, Legal, Media, Metrics, Newspapers, Print, Profits, Radio, ROI, Search, Search Advertising, Wall Street

Blog posts 2007-03-04

Additional Resources

Government, markets and regulation

Government, markets and regulationJust Another Gov't Program Gone BadFannie Mae was created in the Depression to create liquidity in the mortgage market. Lequidity had been wiped out by the stock market collapse and bank runs.As with all government programs, it just grew and grew and never went away. ...

Tags: Mortgages, Vertical industries, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, mortgage, government

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Qualcomm, Nokia deal ends long legal battle

Qualcomm and Nokia late on Wednesday settled a 3-year, three-continent legal battle over patent licenses and royalties for the next 15 years. NEW YORK--Qualcomm and Nokia late on Wednesday settled a 3-year, three-continent legal battle over patent licenses and royalties for the next 15 years. ...

Tags: Patent, Nokia Corp., Qualcomm Inc., Reuters, Nokia, Qhalcom, patents, legal, cellphones

News items 2008-07-24

Are solar-energy materials in short supply?

Are solar-energy materials in short supply?Need Ink ContractsImprovements in solar photovoltaic sources of materials brings to my mind the need of inks that will allow painting your own photovoltaics in colorful designs and patterns stressing advertising as much as is possible to enliven the circles of users. Inks of N-type...

Tags: Manufacturing, photovoltaics

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

No e-commerce worries here? Amazon doubles earnings

Updated: Amazon's second quarter earnings doubled from a year ago as sales jumped 41 percent and executives said that the e-tailer may be benefiting from a slowing economy courtesy of its free shipping deals. On Wednesday, the company reported net income of $158 million, or 37 cents a share,...

Tags: Jeff Bezos, Quarter, Amazon.com Inc., Earnings, E-business, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Operational Accounting, Sales, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-23

How sick is Steve Jobs?

How sick is Steve Jobs?Not appropriate to ...discuss someone's health in a public blog. Privacy should remain private.how long before M$ goes belly up?with Gate$ gone, M$ is even in a worst position since he too was relying on brainless drones.RE: How sick is Steve Jobs?[i]Jobs has insisted to friends...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Steve Jobs, health care

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Apple: Perception is Reality

Apple: Perception is RealityRE: Apple: Perception is RealityAbsolutely, Apple's response will do nothing to allay investors fears and in many cases will accelerate the rumour mill.Apple need to come out a flatly confirm or deny Steve's current health and produce, at the very least, a barebones succession plan to restore...

Tags: Warren Buffet, Apple Inc., Perception IS reality

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Apple: Perception is Reality

When a technology columnist known for his critical views on Apple makes statements to the effect that the company should consider defining and publicly communicating a succession strategy, many Apple fans might consider the subject too close to home and inappropriate. It will generate heated discussion...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Guest blog - A lesson in compassionate capitalism

I've mentioned Dean's Beans a few times recently, probably because too many late nights of thesis-writing this summer have me fixated on caffeine. Regardless, Dean Cycon, the company owner and a local guy doing business a couple towns away from me here in central Massachusetts, offered to write a...

Tags: Blog, Starbucks Corp., Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-22

Apple earnings call fuels rumor mill

ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to senior editor Sam Diaz about Apple's Q2 report. Topics include new products for the school year, possible price drops, and whether the status of Steve Jobs' health should be disclosed to investors.

Tags: Apple Inc., Earnings, Financial Accounting, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Apple

Videos 2008-07-22

If you don't like AAPL's "Steve's health is a private matter" statement, then sell

Steve Jobs' health is once again being debated, and Apple's "Steve's health is a private matter" statement seems to have done nothing to put investors at ease. But the honest trust is that if you don't like that statement, then it's time to sell Apple stock. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Steve Jobs, Health Care, Apple Inc., Steve, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-07-22

AOL's ousted CEO being considered for Yahoo seat

AOL's ousted CEO being considered for Yahoo seatMiller is a good choice for the board, but..he may not be a good choice to run Yahoo! I followed the news of AOL over the years and I think as a strategist he was doing the right things. I'm sure...

Tags: Corporate governance, Miller, Yahoo! Inc., America Online Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

Investors give Apple the cold shoulder

Investors give Apple the cold shoulderProfit taking...Record quarters are hard to follow-up.RE: Investors give Apple the cold shoulderApple's stock price is dependent on the belief that it will deliver exponential growth. Unfortunately the reality is that Apple appears to be close to or hitting a ceiling in terms of sales...

Tags: Sales strategy, Investment, Financial accounting, Apple Inc., cold shoulder, shoulder, stock

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

Investors give Apple the cold shoulder

Apple stock plunges 10% in after hours trading following record quarter. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Apple Inc., Investor, Financial Accounting, Finance, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-07-22

Please tell me an actual Apple netbook is on the way

I've said it several times before: I want a netbook. An Asus Eee would be great, the HP MiniNote is a bit pricey but looks very slick, Dell's proposed netbook is still vaporware but worthy of excitement, and I'm still waiting for US OEMs to pick up on the...

Tags: Apple Inc., Productivity, Notebooks, Apple Mac OS X, Keyboards, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Peripherals, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-21

Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan?

Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan?The perception is ...... Apple can't be great without Steve Jobs. I personally don't feel this is necessarily the case even though when Jobs was ousted proved to be a disastrous decision for Apple.Apple is in a strong growth period and...

Tags: Quality, Desktops, Digital media, Steve J, Apple Inc., Steve Jobs

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Microsoft's search ambitions are its Vietnam

Is Microsoft fighting an unwinnable war with its online business and search obsession? It's a valid question and one that needs to be asked. At some point you have to wonder if Microsoft's Google envy is its Vietnam. As Mary Jo Foley noted Microsoft's answer to its...

Tags: Business, Microsoft Corp., Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-18

AMD CEO Ruiz out; Can Meyer turn it around?

Updated: AMD CEO Hector Ruiz has stepped down and the chipmaker has named chief operating officer Dirk Meyer as its new leader. The news comes amid the latest financial miss for AMD--a second quarter loss that missed estimates by a wide margin. Meyer's job: Restore credibility. According...

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Meyer, Product Momentum, Asset Management, Research & Development, Processors, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-17