Most small businesses get their customers from their local area. Locally owned small businesses are – and you’ve heard this before – the backbone of America. And with the rise of social media (i.e. Twitter, Facebook, etc…), small local businesses are trying to figure out exactly how they can leverage the new social media platform […]
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There’s no disputing who the king of search is from a shear volume standpoint. Google stands heads and shoulders above everyone else, and by a long ways. To illustrate the difference, or the dominant position that Google has in the search market, check out this graph from Alexa.com: But there’s one area where Google is […]
There are obvious winners in today’s news about Google acquiring Motorola Mobility for $40 per share, or $12.5 billion in cash. And there is no one more of a winner today than the iconic investor Carl Icahn. Carl Icahn owns 26.8 million shares of Motorola Mobility (NYSE:MMI). And when Google announced an acquisition of Motorola […]
In the wake of the news that Google is acquiring Motorola Mobility, Motorola’s stock (NYSE:MMI) price is up sharply, over 60% in pre market trading. In contrast however is Google’s stock price (NASDAQ:GOOG) which is down dramatically, and falling fast, in pre market trading. The thought from the market is that Google perhaps overpaid for […]
News is breaking this morning that Google is acquiring Motorola Mobility for an estimated $12.5 billion in cash. Google is purchasing Motorola Mobility at a 66% premium, making this a huge deal for Motorola Mobility’s stock price (NYSE:MMI). Already, in pre market trading, Motorola Mobility (MMI) is up a whopping 60% indicating that Motorola Mobility […]
Breaking news in the tech acquisition space this morning shows that Google will be purchasing Motorola Mobility for $40 per share, or $12.5 billion in cash. This acquisition will solidify Google as an official phone manufacturer, producing Motorola smartphones running the Android OS. Google has attempted the position of smartphone manufacturer in the past with […]
I wrote last week about Apple’s proposal submitted to the City of Cupertino for a new campus. This new campus, however, is unlike anything you’ve even seen. Basically, Apple wants their new campus to resemble a spaceship that has landed in Cupertino, California. The new campus, officially called Apple Campus 2, is replete with huge […]