• Revenue Up 72% For LinkedIn, Forecast Misses Mark
  [May 7, 2013] LinkedIn just reported its earnings for Q1, with revenue of $324.7 million for the quarter, up 72% year-over-year. Net income was $22.6 million, up from $5 million in the year-ago quarter.
• $25.5 Billion Merger Proposed By Dish Network For Sprint Nextel
  [April 17, 2013] Dish Network proposed a $25.5 billion merger with Sprint Nextel on Monday. Under the proposal, which has been submitted to the Sprint Nextel Board of Directors, Sprint shareholders would get $7.00 per share.
• Yahoo Integrates Summly Into Mobile Offerings
  [March 28, 2013] Update: According to All Things D ,the price was $30 million in cash (90 percent in cash and 10 percent in stock). Kara Swisher says several sources confirmed this.
• Groupon Stock Rises After Former CEO Steps Down
  [March 6, 2013] As you may know, Groupon fired its CEO on Thursday, a day after another disappointing earnings release, which sent stock tumbling. Since the news broke, the stock has taken a turn for the better.
• Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth Posted By AOL
  [February 13, 2013] AOL released its Q4 earnings on Friday, and reported revenue growth for the first time in 8 years. AOL posted revenue of $599 million, significantly higher than Street’s $574 million estimate. Adjusted OIBDA was $123 MM ($8 MM higher than Street’s $115 MM).
• Will Microsoft Help Dell In Buyout?
  [January 23, 2013] Last week it was announced that Dell was participating in buyout talks that could take the company private. Silver Lake Partners and Michael Dell were both name-dropped as potential investors in the buyout.
• Facebook’s NASDAQ 100 Debut Is Disappointing
  [December 18, 2012] Facebook stock didn’t have a great day today, as the company debuted on the NASDAQ 100.
• Apple’s Stock Back On The Rise
  [November 27, 2012] Apple shares jumped over 7% on Monday as an eight-week sell-off has ended. The Associated Press cites one analyst, Brian White from Topeka Capital, as calling the sell-off "insanely insane".
• Best Revenue Growth In Seven Years Posted By AOL
  [November 9, 2012] AOL released its Q3 earnings report this morning. The company reported 7% global advertising revenue growth, its best year-over-year revenue performance in over seven years.
• Sprint Nextel Sold For $20.1 Billion
  [October 17, 2012] Last week, there were reports that Softbank was about to acquire Sprint Nextel, and today, the companies made it official.
• Square Closes Funding From A Long List Of Companies
  [September 24, 2012] Square announced today that it has closed a Series D round of funding from Citi Ventures, Rizvi Traverse Management, and Starbucks Coffee Company.
• Apple Stock Hits Another High
  [September 7, 2012] On Friday, as you have probably heard, Apple was granted a big legal win over Samsung, though an appeal is expected. Nevertheless, the ruling has major implications for the mobile industry, and for Google's Android operating system, which comes on a variety of Samsung devices.
• Lowest Share Point Ever For Groupon
  [August 15, 2012] Groupon shares have reached their lowest point since the company has been public. As of the time of this writing, shares are sitting at $5.55, down 26.49%‎.
• Google Announces a 35% Growth and $12.2 Billion Earnings in Q2 2012!
  [July 26, 2012] Google's journey of gigantic earnings continues unabated in the second quarter of 2012 as well. The company has announced in a press release that its revenues topped $10 billion for the third quarter consecutively. The earning in Q2 2012 is $12.21 billion which is a healthy 15% higher than the $10.65 billion earned in Q1 2012. As compared to Q2 2011, revenue earned by the search engine giant has seen a dashing 35 percent increase.
• YP Q2 Local Insights Report on Search Traffic and Ad Spending
  [July 6, 2012] YP, a joint owned local publisher and ad network, has released their second quarter Local Insights report on the U.S. population utilizing data collected from the first quarter of 2012.
• Internet Ad Revenue Pops Q1 Record with $8.4 Billion
  [June 12, 2012] The 2012 fiscal year is off to a good start for internet advertising as the first quarter welcomed a record-breaking $8.4 billion in revenue, more than any previous first quarter. The news comes by way of the semi-annual Internet Advertising Report, compiled by Interactive Advertising Bureau and PwC U.S., that found that this first-quarter record is a 15% increase over the first quarter of 2011, marking $1.1 billion more than last year.
• 4 Strategic Areas Where Facebook Must Invest Post-IPO
  [May 25, 2012] Mark Zuckerberg and 900 million of his friends hit Wallstreet with America's largest IPO and has once again made history. Facebook's first trade was $42.05 giving the social network a valuation of ~$115 billion.? In the process, Zuckerberg became the 29th-richest man in the world with another half dozen employees also becoming billionaires. It's also estimated that U2′s Bono will make more from his investment in Facebook than in his entire 30-year music career.
• Groupon Addresses Stockholders: 170 Million Sold in 2011
  [May 9, 2012] Groupon CEO, Andrew D. Mason sent out a letter to the stockholders today addressing what the company accomplished in 2011 and what they have planned for 2012 and beyond. To put it lightly, they plan on taking over commerce in your area.
• IBM Announces First Quarter Earnings
  [April 18, 2012] IBM just announced its first quarter earnings report for 2012, with a net income of $3.1 billion, up 7% from $2.9 billion from Q1, 2011. Total revenue was $24.7 billion, up only 1% from last year.
• Google Analytics to Measure Social Media ROI
  [March 27, 2012] Good news - marketers will now be able to more accurately measure the actual value of social media thanks to Google.
• Global Opportunities Fund Launched By Prudential Investments
  [March 16, 2012] Prudential Investments recently announced the launch of the Jenninson Global Opportunities Fund, and mutual fund that offers investors the potential for long-term growth by investing in companies from numerous countries. This new strategy in investing isn't constrained by region, country, or industry sector. It should be noted that there is no guarantee that the fund's objective will be achieved.
• $1.2 Billion from Corporate America in Services to Startup
  [February 2, 2012] Almost a year ago, Steve Case and Scott Case founded the Startup America Partnership , with goals and visions for helping the economy grow through entrepreneurship and young companies. Startup America argues that government policymakers don't distinguish between big business, small business, and high-growth companies.
• The 3-3-3 Online Marketing Investment Model
  [January 13, 2012] A few weeks ago I was thinking about how companies seem to haphazardly invest in various aspects of online marketing. Some throw all their budget at SEO, leaving no room for PPC. Other businesses put so much money in PPC that they leave little room for genuine SEO growth. While Herman Cain's bold 9-9-9 tax plan may be as dead as his presidential ambitions, there is something that that we might be able to steal borrow to help frame a successful online marketing campaign.
• Investing In Your Workforce Could Provide A High ROI
  [December 6, 2011] While it seems beneficial to simply hire the brightest, most educated, and skilled employees from the beginning, many times this strategy is difficult to pull off. While the job market is dire, many of the most skilled employees are still difficult to obtain.
• How to Get the Most Value From Your SEO Investment
  [October 13, 2011] Getting the most value from your SEO investment isn't always easy. There are a lot of factorsthat go into every SEO campaign and it's not always easy to cut something out without negatively affecting something else, or worse, the entire campaign. I addressed some of these issues in my last post linked above, and here I wanted to provide some additional insights on ensuring your SEO investment is a valuable one.