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Will it be a Kindle Christmas?

Dear Amazon: Please reveal how many Kindles you have sold. If not, analysts will be forced to guess--repeatedly. I may even have to guess too. The guessing game about Kindle sales continues and the euphoria is building Techmeme. Citi's Mark Mahaney, who in May said that the...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Mark Mahaney, Kindle, 3G, Consumer Electronics, Digital Music, Digital Media, Cellular Phones, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-11

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Kindle day: Amazon preps new e-book

Amazon is expected to unveil its latest Kindle Monday and will reportedly offer a new Stephen King novel that is exclusive to the device.  Kindle 2.0 is expected to be announced Monday in New York. I'll be blogging live from the press conference. It's unclear whether Amazon...

Tags: Stephen King, Amazon.com Inc., E-books, Blogging, Pricing, Marketing Research, Personal Technology, Internet, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-09

Analyst: Amazon sold 500K Kindles in 2008

Amazon has said that its popular Kindle e-reader is out of stock, but it hasn't said how many devices were sold. On Tuesday, Citi Investment Research analyst Mark Mahaney offered an educated guess: Amazon sold 500,000 Kindles last year, higher than his previous expectation of 380,000. ...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Sprint Communications, Kindle, Operational Accounting, Sales Strategy, Regulations, Finance, Sales, Government, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-02-03

Netflix bucks trends, beats for Q4

Netflix, considered by some on Wall Street to be recession proof, beat analysts estimates for its fourth quarter, reporting an adjusted net income of $22.7 million, or 38 cents per share, on revenue of $359.6 million. Analysts had been expecting income of 34 cents on revenue of $354 million. Revenue...

Tags: Revenue, NetFlix Inc., Recession, Net Income, Analyst, Vudu, GAAP, Operational Accounting, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Financial Accounting, Finance, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-01-26

Amazon, Netflix, Priceline: Are they really recession resistant?

With Google and eBay kicking off a round of Internet earnings this week analysts seem to be on a hunt to find the most recession resistant Web  companies. The early line: Amazon, Netflix and Priceline appear to be able to weather the economic storm. Amazon, which reports...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Google Inc., Recession, Amazon.com Inc., Priceline.com Inc., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-20

Analyst: 'Worst economic environment in our collective lifetimes'

Analyst Mark Mahaney of Citigroup recently issued a report in which he dropped his price target for Google to $450, from a target of $590 just a month ago, according to TechCrunch. Back then, Mahaney noted that Google was the market leader in "the most dynamic part...

Tags: Google Inc., Environment, Internet, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-11-13

Google earnings estimates cut (again); Search budgets scrutinized; Shares fall

Updated: Wall Street is busy cutting its estimates for Google's fourth quarter amid multiple signs of a slowdown. However, analysts note that Google is a black box and the company could still prove to be recession resistant. But investors aren't sticking around to find out. On Monday,...

Tags: Google Inc., Earnings Estimate, Search Engine Marketer, Marketing Research, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-12

Google's third quarter: What to expect

Google will report its third quarter earnings after the bell Thursday and all eyes will be on the search giant to see if it can weather an economic storm. Google has been facing these questions repeatedly in recent quarters--so much that the company put its economist on...

Tags: Google Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-16

Google's Tim Armstrong on YouTube; IE 8 and Microsoft Cashback

Google's Tim Armstrong talked up YouTube's profit potential and dished a bit on Microsoft's cashback program to gin up search market share. Armstrong also declined to chat about IE 8 and the possibility that Google launched the Chrome browser to combat its privacy feature. Armstrong, speaking at...

Tags: Google Inc., YouTube Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Armstrong, Social Networking Site, Social Networking, Web Browsers, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-02

EIC podcast: Kindle; iPhone; Dell; IDF

On this week's EIC squared podcast, Dan and I talk about Amazon's Kindle and its prospects, iPhone's distribution and Dell's new laptops. The never-ending guessing game that is Amazon Kindle sales picked up again. Citi analyst Mark Mahaney doubled his sales projection for the Kindle and noted...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Apple iPhone, Dell Computer Corp., Hardware, Internet, Larry Dignan, Notebooks, Notebooks & Tablets, Podcasts, Sales, Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy

Blog posts 2008-08-13

Google earnings fall short; Says it can thrive in weak economy

Updated: Google's second quarter earnings missed Wall Street estimates and executives moved to allay concerns about the company's ability to weather a dicey ad environment. The search giant on Thursday reported net income of $1.25 billion, or $3.92 a share, on revenue of $5.37 billion excluding...

Tags: Revenue, Google Inc., Earnings, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-17

Google's second quarter: What to expect

Update: Google results out. Earnings fell short in the quarter and fell into the neutral range on the scorecard below. Google will deliver its second quarter earnings Thursday after market close and analysts are expecting profits of $4.74 a share on $3.87 billion in revenue. Items front...

Tags: Google Inc., Chances, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-17

Google's display ad gravy train rests with YouTube

Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney has high hopes for Google's prospects in display advertising--so much so that every 1 percent gain in the company's display ad market share will result in $200 million in additional revenue in 2009. All Google has to do now is figure out how to monetize YouTube....

Tags: Revenue, Google Inc., Advertisement, YouTube Inc., Chances, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-19

Does the Kindle have iPod-ish potential?

Amazon's Kindle may meaningfully contribute to the e-tailer's revenue in a couple of years, according to Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney. Mahaney's take--delivered in a research note outlining the bullish case for Amazon--takes a few leaps Techmeme. Mahaney has little data on the Kindle (just like the rest...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle, Insurance, Operational Accounting, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-15

Microsoft: Does a Yahoo proxy war add up?

Microsoft has three clear paths to take with regards to Yahoo acquisition: It can make a hostile bid, raise its offer or walk away and hope for a better price later. Given that Microsoft's "negotiate or else" deadline passed Saturday the software giant should be making its...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-28

Microhoo: A frenetic week ahead; Yahoo could turn the tables on Microsoft

It's crunch time for the Microsoft-Yahoo saga. Yahoo reports first quarter earnings on Tuesday and if the results are good the company could get a little negotiating leverage against Microsoft, which is chasing Jerry Yang & Co. like a lovelorn teenager. Microsoft reports its earnings on Thursday and will be...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yang, Sales Strategy, Financial Accounting, Sales, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-21

Google's paid clicks anemic in March; Will it matter?

Google's paid click rate for March grew 2.7 percent in March, a tally that was deemed "anemic" by analysts. Google's paid clicks have been the most overanalyzed metric of the first quarter, but we're about to find out whether they matter since the search giant reports earnings...

Tags: Google Inc., Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-16

eBay: Did listings change make a difference?

EBay on Wednesday reports its first quarter results and there are many loose ends to tie up. Did the company's changes to listing fees make a difference? Can eBay weather an economic downturn? Can the auction giant get growth going again? Those are some big questions and...

Tags: eBay Inc., Youssef Squali, Donahoe, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-16

Google paid click growth sluggish in February; More worries emerge

ComScore has delivered its paid click report for February--also known as the most anticipated metric in the Web world these days--and the news isn't so hot for Google. According to Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney and Bank of America analyst Brian Pitz said Google's paid clicks were up...

Tags: ComScore Networks Inc., Finance, Financial Accounting, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Operational Accounting

Blog posts 2008-03-26

Microhoo: What will break the stalemate?

This Microsoft pursuit of Yahoo--or Yahoo's attempt to run away--is getting old quick. Yahoo thinks it's worth more than $31 a share, but can't force Microsoft's hand because it can't find white knights. Microsoft doesn't want to budge from what it figures is a fair offer. Can we just get...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-03-26