It’s clear that every software and hardware company on the planet is sitting, staring, and drooling over the unprecedented success of Apple. No company in the history of this planet has ever had the level of success that Apple has seen since 2007 with the first iPhone hit the market. The combination punch of hardware […]
Twitter sometimes gets a bad rap because of it’s lack of “social finesse” that is found on other social networks like Facebook. You see, on Twitter, the primary action taken by someone is outbound broadcasting – I send out some bits of information with the hopes of you liking it, and with the hopes of […]
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 […]
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 […]