LinkedIn IPO Inflates the Tech Bubble
LinkedIn's IPO was wildly successful, and the stock almost doubled in price overnight. But the financials don't support the valuation. Hello, bubble.
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LinkedIn's IPO was wildly successful, and the stock almost doubled in price overnight. But the financials don't support the valuation. Hello, bubble.
Facebook lifts its restrictions on running promotions. So what if its company-customers run aground on state and national regulations? It's all good so long as Facebook makes its pile.
Sony's PlayStation Network gets hacked again 2 days after coming back online and a major Google Android vulnerability comes to light. When will companies learn?
Dell's earnings, like HP's, show a slowdown in core hardware spending, raising the question of how the companies will handle fundamental changes in their markets.
Facebook gets a broad patent covering people tagging each other in digital media of any kind in a database.
Customer satisfaction has slid for subscription TV providers. Could it be -- gasp! -- that consumers are finally tired of them?
HP earnings reveal a fundamental problem for hardware companies: commoditization and too tight a grip on outmoded, move-the-big-iron-at-all-costs strategies.
An exclusive iPhone for Sprint? Apple will have to make sure apps run across all versions of the ubiquitous phone.
Yahoo and Alibaba say that they will work out their differences. But it doesn't matter, as Bartz won't be able to survive this exhibition of poor management.
Ask what's wrong with Android tablet adoption and see the industry point to a lack of apps. But they should point to themselves.
Cloud computing puts vendors under dual liability, but business practices and strategies haven't yet caught up.
Driven by Amazon tablets, Google could steal even more market share from Apple.
AT&T got grilled by Senators about whether the acquisition of T-Mobile would hurt wireless competition. Suddenly, a campaign to influence the press revved up.
New privacy regulations in India and China could turn IT outsourcing into a nightmare.
Technology vendors keep pushing cloud computing, but keep tripping over their own feet. Are public clouds really ready for prime time?