Inkling launches digital textbooks 2.0 for iPads
Apple dominates the tablet market — its iOS tablet software accounted for more than 60 percent of the tablet market in the second quarter, while Google’s Android made up about 30 percent, according to Strategy Analytics. So it’s no surprise that more than 40 educational institutions in the United States either require or recommend in-coming freshman or first-years come equipped with an iPad.
For example, that list includes the medical schools at Brown, UC Irvine, Cornell and UCF; undergrads at Boston University, Abilene Christian University and Georgia Perimeter College; business students at Hult Business School, Lamar Business School and Seton Hill. Even prep schools are in on the act including South Kent, Princeton Day School and Madison Academy.
Insight: Murdoch’s tough guy Carlucci under pressure
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Paul Carlucci’s name doesn’t appear on any public list of News Corp’s power players. As CEO of News America Marketing and publisher of the New York Post, he is the most influential executive you’ve never heard of inside Rupert Murdoch’s empire.
That could change as News America Marketing’s alleged bare-knuckle business tactics come under the regulatory spotlight in the United States amid the phone hacking scandal that has rocked News Corp’s News of the World in Europe.
Murdoch’s tough guy Carlucci under pressure
NEW YORK, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Paul Carlucci’s name doesn’t
appear on any public list of News Corp’s (NWSA.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) power
players. As CEO of News America Marketing and publisher of the
New York Post, he is the most influential executive you’ve
never heard of inside Rupert Murdoch’s empire.
That could change as News America Marketing’s alleged
bare-knuckle business tactics come under the regulatory
spotlight in the United States amid the phone hacking scandal
that has rocked News Corp’s News of the World in Europe.
Pandora Media revenue beats on strong ad sales
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Online radio service Pandora Media reported better-than-expected profit and revenue on strong advertising sales in its fiscal second quarter.
Shares of Pandora rose 5.9 percent to $13.20 in after-hours trade following the earnings report on Thursday.
Glam Media rolls out mobile ad platform
Glam Media is rolling out a mobile advertising platform for its stable of website properties and for other publishers taking direct aim at Apple’s iAd.
This is the latest move for the company, a network of highly currated blogs mainly centered around fashion, healthy and beauty that target women. It recently launched a new platform to support more than 10,000 authors and writers in addition to a tool box that helps its content creators navigate the increasingly complex world of social media.
Demand Media beats quarterly revenue forecasts
NEW YORK, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Demand Media Inc (DMD.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) beat
revenue expectations, pointing to a possible sign that search
engine changes at Google Inc (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) have not affected the
company as much as feared.
Second-quarter revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs
was up 34 percent to $76.6 million, above analysts’ average
expectation of $73.9 million according to Thomson Reuters
I/B/E/S, Demand said on Tuesday.
AOL reports disappointing ad growth, shares tumble
NEW YORK (Reuters) – AOL Inc reported a surprise second-quarter loss on Tuesday, citing weaker-than-expected advertising growth that sent shares of the company plummeting as much as 31 percent on Tuesday.
The company, which Time Warner spun off after a disastrous decade-long merger, is trying to regain its status as one of the world’s most popular online destinations by investing in efforts such as hyperlocal news network Patch and buying the Huffington Post.
AOL misses on profit on weaker ad growth
NEW YORK (Reuters) – AOL Inc reported a surprise second-quarter loss on Tuesday, citing weaker-than-expected advertising growth.
The company, which Time Warner spun off after a disastrous decade-long merger, is trying to regain its former status as one of the world’s most popular online destinations by investing heavily in efforts such as hyperlocal news network Patch.
LinkedIn follows up IPO with strong 2011 outlook
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – LinkedIn Corp projected faster-than-expected 2011 revenue growth after chalking up a surprise second-quarter profit, as the professional networking site sets off to prove it can fulfill the promise of its monster IPO and rich valuation.
Shares of the company — whose services are used by professionals seeking jobs or contacts and companies hoping to fill vacancies — climbed almost 5 percent in after-hours trade, recouping some of their 9.6 percent loss during the regular session in which markets tanked.
LinkedIn expects strong 2011 after doubling sales
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – LinkedIn Corp is banking on faster-than-expected revenue growth in 2011, as the professional networking site sets off to prove it can fulfill the promise of its splashy IPO and rich valuation.
LinkedIn — used by professionals seeking jobs or contacts and companies searching for qualified applicants to fill slots — was the first prominent U.S. social networking site to make its public debut. Shares of the company more than doubled its initial public offering price on its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange in May, whetting the appetite of investors for a Facebook IPO.
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