Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is beefing up its mobile ads efforts in order to tackle Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)’s increasing ads grip. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL)’s Display Network is the platform which encompasses more than 2 million websites. The search engine giant has announced that developers can now use this platform and reach millions of users in order to promote their apps. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Facebook are massively focusing on app install ads. If you use Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) from your mobile, you must have seen app recommendations. These are called app install ads. But the problem for Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is…
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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is radically making changes in every domain: its behavior, its business plan, its productive curve and pricing. The company is going ‘open’ for all its competitors and opening the gates to everyone. It is making apps, software for different platforms like Android, iOS. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’ new CEO Satya Nadella radically changes the way company made its products and apps. A new article on Wired quotes, Mark Russinovich, a guy who is regarded as one of the top software engineers at Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) and say that the Redmond giant should open sources its OS. Russinovich helped build…
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) has recently revealed its plans about Internet of Things, payments, drones, wearable and healthcare, but it seems the major driving factor in Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) growth is ads business. The company is investing massively in ads. So meticulous the approach of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is that it is swiftly coming as a competitor to Google, the search engine behemoth. Mobile ads remain the strong area for Facebook. Facebook is using its Video ads and videos in general, to imbibe investment from the advertisers. Facebook could also use Instagram and other messaging platforms to target millions of users,…
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) have recently announced major steps in the Internet of Things domain which depict that how companies are betting big on a potentially trillion-dollar industry. International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) announced that it is working on an open platform which will let the industry players to develop applications based on the Cloud. The company has pledged another $3 billion which will be invested over the next 4 years in the Cloud. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) are scaling massively in their Cloud domains because the Cloud domain is…
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is enhancing its Chromebook business and signing deals with different vendors to make hardware and power them with its Chrome OS. All these efforts are to dominate the educational and Enterprise domain, where Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) sits for years. An article on ABC said that Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) just launched its new Chromebook just for $149 and low prices are putting a lot of pressure on the PC business. PC makers are already facing a decline in their business around the world. Because of the competitive price wars, they have to deplete their prices, resulting in less…
Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) has failed to impress the investors and people in general with its performance so far. When the company was listed, there were high expectations because of the unique idea and immediate traction, popularity it got in the world. But Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) could not sustain its fame, thanks to the bad management and behemoth rivals like Facebook. But an article on Quartz said the little blue bird may be coming back to the business. Recently, there has been a lot of hype about its newly launched live streaming service Periscope. This service was no a unique innovation…
Back in 2012, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) stock was not trusted by most of the investors and the company started to face trouble after its birth in the public markets, but soon, the social media company became a giant. But an article on Fool said that there are some experts and analysts who doubt that Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) stock will continue to be the juggernaut in the markets. The source quoted an investor, who thinks that there is nothing wrong with Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) business, the problem is with shares and the valuation of the company. The source compared Facebook Inc…
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is trying to make things easy for developers by giving an easy, independent mobile backend service pack for Windows Azure Cloud development. In an article, Martin Heller said that Microsoft mobile and Cloud development service is much better than its counterparts like Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN). Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s Azure development backend service offers easy to use backend deployment for cross-platform environment, websites and mobile application. The primary reason of this is the fact that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is mainly targeting Cloud startups and low-end of the market whereas Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has an established customer base in…
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is famous for tapping into the research projects based on its long-term investments and development. The company has several research projects in the health, drones, biometrics and wearable sectors. But the search engine giant is now trying to focus more on the projects conducted by its Advanced Technology and Projects department, and thinking to shut down Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Glass and Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Drones projects, an article on WSJ claimed. Experts think that Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is overspending on its research and development domain. Last year, the company’s R&D investment got a rise of 38% and…
A new report has claimed that Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is illegally tracking millions of users who don’t have an account on the social media platform. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is using its Like and Share plugins in different websites to track the web activity of a user who opens a Facebook page, even if he has not signed up for Facebook. This could lead to a privacy disaster. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is also accused of illegally using the mobile data and information of its users through its apps in order to get data for advertising in the past. The recent report,…
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk recently tweeted about an upcoming Tesla product that will be launched in the upcoming event. The tweet from CEO of electric car giant seems to have a direct effect on the markets, as Tesla is up by 2.7% at $189.98 this morning. An article on Barrons said that Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO used his Twitter account quite often and the reason is now apparent. The article quoted an expert who thinks that Tesla’s new product will be personal stationary batteries. Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) has been testing stationary batteries in the US…
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is the leading player in the Cloud business. Amazon Web Services are regarded as the cornerstone of the modern Cloud computing business, which is now touching its peak and a plethora of major players like Google, IBM and Microsoft are launching products and services to compete. Strangely, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) never revealed the exact figures and data about its Cloud business, but it says it will break-down its Cloud business in the upcoming quarterly report. But Citi group has issued a report which tells important facts about Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)’s Cloud business. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Web services…