Author: Sean Johnson

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is getting back in business and many investors and analysts are giving a BUY rating to the chipmaker. Data center growth is the primary aspect of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s business. Cloud, server and internet of things business is expanding around the world. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) being the leader in chip making business can inculcate all these increasing opportunities for its business growth. Global data center traffic is going to triple in the coming months and the Cloud driven traffic over the web will touch four times its present growth. An article on Fool said that this is…

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A few weeks ago, Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) and Mozilla signed a deal after which Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) search engine is the default search mode for web for all the FireFox users. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL)  still owns 75% of the global search market shares and undoubtedly the search engine giant, but still, panic in the company is rising and the reasons can be located easily. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is yet to come up with something as disruptive and revenue generating as Apple has under its belt. Although Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO)’s deal with FireFox did nothing to Google in terms of search…

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A year ago, Emily White was working in Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) at a senior position, but she left the company to join Snapchat, the famous ephemeral chatting app. An article on Wired compared the COO of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Sheryl Sandberg and Emily White and said that Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)’s COO helped Mark Zuckerberg build the business out of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) when times were hard. The situation cannot be compared to Snapchat CEO and th company. Facebook was valued at around $4 billion in the private market when Sandberg joined Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) back in 2008. The office spaces…

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Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) believes in open source and it has proved that the modern tech belongs to the open source. It has a plethora of open source projects that are now practically being used by other companies like Apple, Google and Netflix. Recently, its new Big Data project named Presto has been open sourced and Dropbox, Netflix and some startups are using it to figure out how they can revamp and refine their data centers. An article on Wired said that even Apple and Google are using Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)’s open source project related to the field of server deign…

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Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) has announced that it is going to release a new server family dedicated for Cloud systems. The computer giant announced its partnership with Foxconn a few months back but now, the plans are public and HP has named that new service family for Cloud computing platforms as ‘CloudLine’. Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) is struggling to get business initiatives in the PC market. The company has rolled out several new laptops and tablets, but so far the revenue streams are conventional. Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) wants to integrate its conventional Cloud capabilities with the emerging server and data center business.…

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Several source are now reporting that Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) is going to add a new service called ‘Verified User’, using which users will be able to pay Twitter for a less load of ads and some unique features to interact with others on the social media platform. An article on Benzinga reported that Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) will use this subscription based product engagement service to increase its revenues. But user growth stills remains in issue for Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR). The source mentioned Pacific Crest analyst who said that Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) has a long list of upcoming features and chances…

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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is trying different ventures to find new horizons of innovation and streams of revenue. The company is rigorously working on improving its delivery system in the US and wants to chalk out plans for physical stores. Recently, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced a smart new online service and marketplace which will be exclusively dedicated to startups coming up with products, toys, electronic items or anything related to any domain of human life. This online marketplace is called Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Exclusives. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)’s online store is teeming with thousands of products. Browse one category and you will…

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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has launched a special software suite called Docs for Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) in order to facilitate the social media users to create, share and edit the documents, presentations ,excel sheets on the go with their friends on Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB). Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is continuing with its policy to create software for all. It has launched Office apps for iPad, Android and other platforms. It wants to dominate the software and social media space via its backbone business, which is the Office software. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) could face problems in its established user base of its docs…

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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is trying hard to sell and elevate its Cloud services and platform Azure. It does not speak to the media frankly about the profits and revenues, but they are not impressive. Amazon Cloud services have taken over the Enterprise Goliaths of the market. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is more tilted towards small businesses, startups and incubation Cloud systems. Some latest leaks have confirmed that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is not happy with its Cloud sales. It is forcing its sales personnel to sell the Cloud services and do tricks to make the users use these services for a long…

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Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) and Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) face a difficult situation regarding free speech and content removal policies. In the first half of last year, Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) and Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) received no less than 8,000 content removal requests from 3 countries only. Being free platforms, Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) and Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) can be used by anyone. People around the world post content based on their choice. Twitter and Facebook are teeming with harassment, terror oriented content and obscene language. If the social media platforms take strict actions, they are sued under first amendment of the US law.…

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Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is tapping into every major area that is teeming with opportunities. Ads, mobile, apps, healthcare and now ecommerce. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is the leading ecommerce giant in the US, but once Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) lands any domain, it hardly fails and always gives tough time to the market leaders. While Google is already sweating over Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) ads endeavors, it’s now time for Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) to worry about its future. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) ads revenue was $12.6 billion last year. It can easily embed its ads business with ecommerce and convert it into a billion…

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BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) is trying hard to get back in the smartphones business. It also launched a tablet which touts to be the most secure tablet in the world. But the company has lost its user base. Apple, Google, Samsung and other players from the emerging markets made it impossible for BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) to hold its Enterprise level customer base. People are massively shifting towards Android, iOS and Windows devices. In times like these, Blackberry CEO John Chen is not losing the hope and looks quite confident in the public events. An article on Fool said that there is…

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