Facebook grows revenue 40 pct in fourth quarter
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Facebook Inc’s
advertising business grew at its fastest clip since before the
company’s May initial public offering, helping the company’s
revenue expand 40 percent to $1.585 billion.
Shares of Facebook were down 2.5 percent to $30.45 in after
hours trading on Wednesday.
After early success, Yahoo’s Mayer faces rising bar
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Six months into her tenure, Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer has arrested the decline of the Internet portal and has won favor on Wall Street with stock buybacks, but a longer-term turnaround remains uncertain.
Her promise on Tuesday of a modest revenue uptick in the coming year paled in comparison with the growth of its Internet peers. And Yahoo shares, which have gained roughly 30 percent since Mayer took the reins in July, fell nearly 3 percent to $19.77 on Tuesday.
Yahoo sees revenue climb this year, but long road ahead
Jan 28 (Reuters) – Yahoo Inc forecast a modest
uptick in revenue for the current year as it revamps its family
of websites but Chief Executive Marissa Mayer warned it would be
a long journey to revive the Internet company’s fortunes.
In Yahoo’s first financial outlook since Mayer became CEO in
July, the company outlined a plan to trigger a “chain reaction
of growth” by overhauling a dozen of its online services to
increase the amount of time users spent on its websites.
Yahoo revenue rises on search advertising
(Reuters) – Yahoo Inc reported net revenue of $1.22 billion in the fourth quarter, up 4 percent year-on-year, as an increase in search advertising revenue offset weakness in the Web portal’s display ad business.
Net revenue excludes fees shared with partner websites.
Yahoo shares rose 4.5 percent to $21.22 in after hours trading on Monday.
“We got the revenue acceleration we were hoping for. Display was down, but search is doing better” said Sameet Sinha, an analyst at B. Riley Caris.
As world of gadgets grows, online industry tunes in to video ads
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Internet video ads, long a sideshow in the online advertising market, are gaining in importance to marketers and Web publishers as they look to capitalize on consumers’ changing viewing habits and tap a $70 billion television market.
The ever-expanding array of gadgets that display online video, from tablets to Internet-connected TVs and DVD players, along with technology such as social media that facilitates distribution, has spurred new interest.
Cisco sells home networking business to Belkin
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Cisco Systems Inc is selling its home networking business to Belkin, the networking giant’s latest move to exit the consumer business.
The companies did not disclose the financial terms of the deal, which Belkin said on Thursday is expected to close in March.
Google’s fourth-quarter results shine after ad rate decline slows
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Revenue from Google Inc’s core Internet business outpaced many analysts’ expectations during the crucial holiday quarter and advertising rates fell less than in previous periods, pushing its shares up more than 4 percent.
The world’s largest Internet search company introduced new product listings during the fourth quarter – typically its strongest – and also benefited from business growth in international markets, analysts said.
Google’s Q4 results shine after ad rate decline slows
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Revenue from Google Inc’s core Internet business outpaced many analysts’ expectations during the crucial holiday quarter and advertising rates fell less than in previous periods, pushing its shares up more than 4 percent.
The world’s largest Internet search company introduced new product listings during the fourth quarter – typically its strongest – and also benefited from business growth in international markets, analysts said.
Google fourth quarter revenue outpaces Street targets, shares climb
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Revenue from Google Inc’s core Internet business outpaced many analysts’ expectations during the crucial holiday quarter and advertising rates fell less than in previous periods, pushing its shares up more than 4 percent.
The world’s largest Internet search company introduced new product listings during the fourth quarter – typically its strongest – and also benefited from business growth in international markets, analysts said.
Google Q4 revenue outpaces Street targets, shares climb
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Revenue from Google Inc’s
core Internet business outpaced many analysts’
expectations during the crucial holiday quarter and advertising
rates fell less than in previous periods, pushing its shares up
more than 4 percent.
The world’s largest Internet search company introduced new
product listings during the fourth quarter – typically its
strongest – and also benefited from business growth in
international markets, analysts said.

