Business
Apple’s Revenue Streams
Jesse Chan | June 11th, 2008 | 1 Comment
Apple has multiple revenue streams. The items that are most often noted are: Macs, iPods, and iPhones. However, there are other things that contribute to Apple’s bottom line. The diagram below gives an overview:
[Blue = hardware; Orange = software/services]
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Social Network Valuation
Jesse Chan | March 13th, 2008 | 2 Comments
With thousands upon thousands of social networks already launched, and more coming in the ongoing social network wars what are reasonable valuations? Is this irrational exuberance? Will the companies that buy them ever make their money back?
MySpace was acquired by News Corp for $580m in July 2005.
Facebook sold 1.6% of its shares […]
Microsoft Is Their Own Downfall
Jesse Chan | February 1st, 2008 | 3 Comments
I wrote a while back about the Downfall of the Microsoft Empire. In that article I wrote about all Microsoft’s competitors and how they were attacking Microsoft on all fronts. I digress, with today’s news that Microsoft made a $44.6B offer to buyout Yahoo, Microsoft may be the downfall of their own empire. […]
How To Make A Comeback
Jesse Chan | January 10th, 2008 | No Comments
Companies that can make a comeback:
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Interview With Blogging Expertise
Brian Hernandez | November 28th, 2007 | 4 Comments
Blogging Expertise is a small business devoted to helping you get the most out of blogging, whether you’re an individual or represent a small business. Its owner, Sarah Lewis, is passionate about blogging. If she has it her way, you will be too. Here is our interview with Sarah.
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Emergency Preparedness for Your Finances
Janice Brady | November 27th, 2007 | 1 Comment
It’s winter. Hardware stores, and fire departments tell us to inspect our homes to keep them safe. What are the potential dangers to your financial house? This article offers ideas to protect and weatherproof a sound financial plan.
We’ll start with a walk around your property looking for signs of danger to your […]
E*Trade Madness
Jesse Chan | November 12th, 2007 | No Comments
It’s absolutely mind-boggling to me. Currently, E*Trade Financial Corp stock is trading at $3.60 a share. The share price has been knocked down by $5 today! Before today, it was over $8 a share; a month ago over $13; 6 months in the mid $20 a share. In other words, E*Trade’s […]
The Resiliency of Online Advertising
Jesse Chan | November 7th, 2007 | 5 Comments
The online advertising market is now finally mature. When the Internet and Web first rose to prominence in the Great Dot-com Bubble of 1995-2001, advertising was everywhere! Even annoyingly so, with pop-ups, advertising bars, etc. Have we returned to the same advertising “irrational exuberance” just 7 years later? Will the advertising market […]
Facebook Valuation
Jesse Chan | November 7th, 2007 | 21 Comments
Facebook is a well-designed social network. However, it is a closed system. This makes it difficult to determine its true worth. Microsoft invested $240 Million for a 1.6% equity stake in Facebook, thus, according to some, it values Facebook at approximately $15 Billion. Is this number a good indication of […]
Google Worth More Than Rest of The Big Web Combined!
Jesse Chan | October 30th, 2007 | 15 Comments
Google’s market capitalization makes it worth more than the rest of the Big Web combined! Here are some rough calculations and ball-park figures:
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