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Chinese Internet IPOs: The Case for DangDang Over Youko
Filed under: Company News, Technology, Investing, Amazon.com, Retail, Stocks in the NewsChinese Internet companies seem to like U.S. stock exchanges better than their American counterparts do. Maybe...
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Is Twitter Worth $3.7 Billion? Not in the Real World
That's the value a $200 million venture investment led by Kleiner Perkins this week implies. But that means Twitter would have a price-to-sales ratio of 840 compared to Facebook's 26 -- or Google's...
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Is Twitter Worth $3.7 Billion? Not in the Real World
Filed under: Technology, Columns, Facebook, TwitterNot long ago, John Doerr -- a Kleiner Perkins partner and the so-called Michael Jordan of venture capital -- was interviewed at a tech conference and...
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No Matter How Successful, Netflix Can't Shake the Bears
Throughout its history as a public company, Netflix has confounded the critics who've said it'll never survive. Yet, the critics still won't let up. And, yes, they have a scarily compelling story now....
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No Matter How Successful, Netflix Can't Shake the Bears
Filed under: Technology, Investing, Media, Netflix, Apple, Blockbuster, Amazon.comNetflix (NFLX) must be one of the most successful underdogs in business history. For 13 years, it has grown in spite of...
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Intel Will Have to Prove Itself All Over Again in 2011
Intel's stock is up just 2% this year compared to the Nasdaq's 17% rise, and investors fret that the explosive growth of smartphones and tablets will crimp the market for the PC chips that produce the...
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Intel Will Have to Prove Itself All Over Again in 2011
Filed under: Technology, Investing, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Apple, AMD, SamsungIn 2009, Intel (INTC) tracked the robust rally of the Nasdaq, upon which it trades, rising 44%...
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Yahoo Is Pleasing Investors, Instead of Its Users
Ever since rebuffing Microsoft's takeover bid, Yahoo has been keen to placate angry shareholders, and Carol Bartz's latest moves are doing that still. But by failing to keep up with true social...
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Yahoo Is Pleasing Investors, Instead of Its Users
Filed under: Technology, Investing, Microsoft, Facebook, YahooIf 2010 wasn't a bad enough year for Yahoo (YHOO), it's ending on an especially sour note. After watching rivals capitalize on the social...
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The Biggest Tech Surprises and Disappointments in 2010
Forecasting which technologies will succeed is always hazardous, but it proved especially difficult in 2010, a year full of surprises -- and also several disappointments. Facebook blew away even the...
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The Biggest Tech Surprises and Disappointments in 2010
Filed under: Technology, Google , Apple, FacebookAt its core, the technology industry is one of innovation, in which people work to create something new that has a significant impact on the world....
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How the Web Will Make Winners and Losers in 2011
A year ago, few expected Angry Birds or Groupon to be among 2010's stars, but the underlying trends that powered their success were plain enough. So picking individual companies to rise or fall this...
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How the Web Will Make Winners and Losers in 2011
Filed under: Technology, Columns, Economy, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Coca-Cola Company, Apple, FacebookSuccess on the Web often boils down to the ability to tap into trends just as they're emerging. The...
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The Latest Challenger to Apple Is. . .Samsung?
Microsoft and Google can surely claim to compete head-to-head with Apple, but Samsung is pushing in hard: While its Galaxy Tab may not be as hot as the iPad, it's making headway. Indeed, Samsung is...
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The Latest Challenger to Apple Is. . .Samsung?
Filed under: Technology, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Google , Microsoft, Motorola, Research In Motion, Apple, SamsungRare is the company that can consider itself a true rival of Apple (AAPL). Microsoft...
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Apple Can Succeed Without Steve Jobs, but Can It Still Be Apple?
The company has already proved that it can thrive while the CEO is away. But what's still not clear is whether Apple can remain far more than a tech company once he truly retires. Whose vision can...
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Apple Can Succeed Without Steve Jobs, but Can It Still Be Apple?
Filed under: Technology, Columns, People, AppleThe last time Steve Jobs took a medical leave of absence from his job as CEO of Apple (AAPL), the debate stretched on for months: Can Apple survive for a...
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What Google's Executive Reshuffle Means for Investors
As Larry Page takes the reins from CEO Eric Schmidt, the questions for investors are: Will Facebook keep gaining on Google? Or will Page steer it back to its original counter-corporate spirit,...
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What Google's Executive Reshuffle Means for Investors
Filed under: Company News, Technology, Columns, Investing, Google , Facebook The first thought to come into my head on reading that Google's (GOOG) CEO crown would soon pass from Eric Schmidt to Larry...
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No, the iPad Is Not Killing Microsoft's Business
Investors are buying into the meme that Windows is dying -- and therefore Microsoft is as well. While tablets are clearly cutting into the giant's core PC business, Microsoft is also showing...
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