Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) has claimed that it is the third largest mobile development company. In a program on CNBC, Dan Nathan said that ranking on third position and bragging about it doesn’t make sense. He said that Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) has completely lost the mobile wars. He compared Yahoo with Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) and said that Instagram has lead every other mobile app in the modern tech space. He also said that Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) doesn’t contain the skills which Facebook has. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) has an app-centric ecosystem. It has completely nailed other companies. It slowly bought the mobile…
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International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced a deal last year after which, both companies will make Enterprise apps to penetrate into the corporate space. An article on Business Insider said that up till now, International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) have launched staggering set of 10 Enterprise apps and more than 100 apps are in the pipeline. International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) and Apple dedicated a 100 employees for this project. The source said that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) partnership in the Enterprise is huge and every company…
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Glass was labeled as a failed project and a majority of media outlets reported that Google has shut down its Glass operations once and for all. But this is not the case. A new report from 9to5 Google has claimed that a next iteration of Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Glass is coming soon. Google has given access to its new Glass device to a few selected partners in the industry and some developers. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Glass couldn’t attain the attention of the masses since its launch. While it was considered as a cool device which is good…
A new study by International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) has proven all the stereotyping against Millennial workforce in the modern corporate space. International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) says that by 2020, more than 50% of the US workforce will comprise of Millennials; ranging from all sectors like HR, development, products and marketing. The study reveals that increasing digital penetration has certainly changed the way Millennials look towards work but the core characteristics like growth, working hours, commitment with work are similar between the Millennial workforce and employees from older generations. International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) interviewed around 1784 employees in…
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is being lashed out on its policy of real name. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)’s terms of service say that you have to use your legal name as it is on identity. Many users who are victim of harassment, security problems or general users who have difficult, weird names don’t like to use their real names and prefer using nicknames. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is recently suspending accounts of those users without any warning. In an article on the Verge, Lux Alptraum said that his account was locked by Facebook just because his name on Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) doesn’t match…
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is tapping into multifarious domains of business. From phones to food, from books to apparel, the e-commerce giant has not left any area of the contemporary market. High-end fashion is another place where Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is going to try. In an article on Forbes, Pascal Gobry said that the most astounding thing in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) which make it stand out from all other companies is its balance between flexibility and rigidity. Gobry calls it ‘Principled Versatility’. Without principles, any company is doomed to die. But there are companies who are clinging too much to the…
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has always suffered in its mobile business. When the Redmond giant bought Nokia, experts were hopeful that it will come out with something big but business tumbled for the company. iPhone and Android market penetration has crushed Microsoft to the core. So far, it has only 3% market share, the majority of which comes from emerging markets. But there are some startling changes that are being noticed by market experts. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s CEO Satya Nadella’s mobile first Cloud first strategy is giving fruits. An article on the New York Times said that there has been a…
BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) is going through some hard times. While the launch of its Blackberry Classic is just around the corner, the CEO of the company is lurking around to figure out what will happen if Classic phone doesn’t work. Last year, BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY)’s CEO wrote an open letter in which he tried to redefine the word ‘innovation’. John Chen subtly communicated his frustration about companies like Apple, which are labeling the introduction of silly new features as ‘innovation’. Chen said that innovation is not to blow off what works perfectly, it’s rather make working systems better. In an…
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is clearly taking over the text messaging space in social media and mobile domain, thanks to its $19 billion acquisition last year. The timely acquisition of WhatsApp made Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) seize what other couldn’t or perhaps can never, at least in the near future. An article on CNBC reviewed the performance of numerous apps in the text messaging domain, which has now brushed the value of around $100 billion. Famous messages app Line is valued $10 billion, but it has failed to give Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) text messenger or WhatsApp any tough time. KakaoTalk is another…
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) have struck a deal recently after which, Google will host real-time Tweets in its search results. This opens massive opportunities for brands for promotion. An article on Ad Age said that the latest partnership does not mean that every tweet from Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) users will be loaded in Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) search results. The SEO will be at work here too. The source said that the latest feature has opened a whole lot of ads campaign options for advertisers and marketers. But they will need to look on how to inculcate Google…
Websites around the world strive daily to inch upwards in the Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) search. They do SEO, content generation, optimizations and link building for that. But recently, a Google’s expert hinted that Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has changed its policies regarding how its looks at links. In a webinar, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL)’s web master tools expert was asked about link building and its benefits. He said that he’d rather avoid link building because it does more harm than good. This is something massively surprising for experts around the world because link building was regarded as the oxygen for SEO. In an…
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) may be flourishing in the US but the electric car maker is facing a plethora of problems in emerging markets like China. An article on Forbes said that monthly imports of Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) are declining rapidly, a red flag for the company. China is not a friendly market for the US companies. There are regulatory issues, tax problems and sales declines. Tesla imported only 444 Model S cars in December 2014, down from 747 cars imported in November 2014. The problem is even bigger than the declining imports for Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA). The…