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Facebook – Land grab.

          Anonymous login is a land grab for user data. Facebook is holding its F8 developer conference this week at which the most significant announcement was...

Twitter Q1 – Dreams meet reality

          Twitter’s Q1 was good, but not nearly good enough. Twitter reported results that met headline expectations but were not the blow-out that the valuation of...

Apple and Facebook – 2 for 2

          Apple and Facebook raise hopes after Google. Apple Apple reported good results as iPhones shipped in much better volumes than expected. The increased dividend and...

Google Q1 – Price of success

          Mobile pricing is likely to stay low for a while. Google failed to beat expectations as pricing fell by more than expected due to the...

Yahoo! Q1 – Lucky tailwind

          Opportunity remains but time shortens. Yahoo! reported reasonable results from its core operations while it was Alibaba that drove Net Income to be above expectations....

Facebook / Google –A whim and a prayer

          The Oculus acquisition puts the spotlight on corporate governance. Facebook is an internet company that makes its money by monetising the traffic of users of...

Internet TV – All hail the king

          Rising content value is likely to drive a verticalisation of the industry. Every man and his dog seem to be preparing to launch a streaming...

Yahoo! – Game on

          An encouraging move by Yahoo! to fix its ecosystem. Yahoo! looks at last to be beginning to do something about grouping its collection of assets...

Facebook – Goodwill hunting.

          No change at WhatsApp means a thumping goodwill write-down. Speculation is rife with regards to why Facebook was willing to pay $19bn for WhatsApp and...

Amazon – Ecosystem priced out.

          While its sights remain firmly fixed on Netflix, the bigger opportunity will continue to slip through its fingers. Amazon’s decision to raise the cost of...