YouTube has partnered with Universal Music Group (UMG) to launch a new music video service called Vevo. Under their agreement, YouTube will provide the infrastructure for a new site at Vevo.com, to be populated with video from artists on UMG-owned labels such as Decca, Def Jam, Mercury Records, and Verve. YouTube will also host those… Read more »
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Research In Motion 4Q Rev, Net Beat Expectations
Research In Motion Ltd.’s (RIMM) shares jumped almost 22% in after-hours trading after the company offered better-than-expected first-quarter earnings and margin guidance. Source: WSJ Date: 4/02/2009 Keys: Marketing, technology, finance, stock market Link: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090402-718397.html Questions for discussion: Although the industry leader in the corporate market, RIM faces stiff competition from competitors such as Apple’s iPhone… Read more »
Buzz rises for Facebook IPO
Facebook is gearing up to befriend investors. That, at least, is the chatter around Silicon Valley after the social networking darling booted its chief financial officer. But an IPO would be risky given Facebook’s business model is still unproven – unless it has a gun to its head. Source: WSJ Date: 4/02/2009 Keys: finance, management,… Read more »
I.B.M., Looking to Buy Sun, Sets Up a Software Strategy
I.B.M.’s interest in acquiring the server computer maker Sun Microsystems for nearly $7 billion may seem at first to be a reversal of its recent efforts to move away from the hardware business. But analysts say there is more to Sun than servers, which are used in corporate data centers. They say its strengths in… Read more »
