Facebook Inc. (FB) (FB), the world’s most popular social-networking site, is valuing itself at as much as $96 billion in an initial public offering, the largest on record for an Internet company. Facebook and its holders plan to sell about 337.4 million shares at $28 to $35 each, according to a regulatory filing today. At [...]
Click photo to enlarge SAN FRANCISCO — Google (GOOG) last week offered a look at a previously secret project to develop Internet-connected glasses, staking out a lead position in a futuristic and fast-growing area known as wearable computing. The glasses, which are still in a prototype stage, would place a small see-through display screen above [...]
Global Investment 2013 will mark the year that global investment in digital advertising will overtake newspapers for the first time, fuelled largely by consumer appetite for online video, social media and the escalating penetration of mobile internet access. Mobile devices are now reaching market penetration levels previously unseen in developed economies. Online Advertising Spend The [...]
Internet Explorer is gaining back some lost ground in the browser market share battle. According to Net Applications, IE has reclaimed nearly two percentage points over the past three months–jumping almost a full percentage point just this month. What’s more interesting, is that Microsoft’s browser took a little share from every other browser out there [...]
(click image for larger view and for slideshow) Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, which has lost considerable market share in recent quarters to rival browsers, halted its decline, at least temporarily, as it gained market share against Google Chrome and Firefox in March, according to the latest data. In terms of use on all desktop platforms, Internet [...]
Consumers will watch more movies online than on DVDs in 2012 for the first time, but will spend far less doing so, according to a new report. The number of movies rented or bought online from outlets like Netflix and iTunes will grow 135% this year to 3.4 billion, according to IHS Screen Digest. [...]
Monday 26th March by Stephanie Clark Content creators are frequently motivated by their surroundings when developing ideas for their social media profiles, yet their content strategy is the guiding concept that makes it all work. Good content marketing plans consist of a number of different elements including theme, audience, tone, publishing channel, etc. But how [...]
The report largely mirrors similar proposals made last month by the White House and highlights a growing consensus among federal officials that consumers need stronger protection for their online privacy.Over the past year, the FTC has cracked down on Google and Facebook for allegedly exposing user data when launching new products. The agency said that [...]
Chrome beat Internet Explorer one day this week. (Credit: StatCounter) Internet Explorer is still the world’s top browser, but for a day over the weekend, it feel to second place. According to Stat Counter, which analyzes browser market share worldwide, Chrome was the most-used browser globally on March 18, just edging out Internet Explorer for [...]
The latest version of Internet Explorer is good for more than just downloading other browsers, Microsoft says in a new promotional campaign. “Some people are trying the new Internet Explorer and actually liking it. Not that they would say that out loud,” the Redmond tech giant proclaims on a new website, browseryoulovedtohate.com. The site features [...]