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ComScore Acquired Dutch Web Analytics Software
This past year has certainly been the year of analytics acquisitions. First went Omniture, next Coremetrics, then Unica and now NedStat. comScore has acquired Dutch web analytics software: NedStat, to unify their digital management platform.

Date: 2010-09-03


Intel Buys McAfee For $7.6 Billion
Intel has entered into an agreement to acquire security firm McAfee, through the purchase of all of the companys stock at $48 per share in cash, for $7.68 billion..

Date: 2010-08-20


Ecommerce Regains Double Digit Growth
July retail sales in the U.S. remained generally flat in most categories compared to July 2009, according to a new report by MasterCard Advisors' Spending Pulse.

Date: 2010-08-06


Google Misses Earnings Estimates For First Time In Two Years
Google reported solid second quarter earnings with revenue up 24 percent but missed analyst's estimates for the first time in two years.

Date: 2010-07-16


GetJar Receives $11 Million In Funding From Accel Partners
GetJar, the second largest app store, has closed $11 million in Series B funding from Accel Partners.

Date: 2010-06-25


Global PC Spending To Reach $245 Billion
Global online advertising is on track to increase by 12.4 percent in 2010, to $61 billion, according to a new forecast by MagnaGlobal. Paid search will continue to lead the in online advertising, increasing 16.5 percent to reach $29.8 billion this year.

Date: 2010-06-11


Global PC Spending To Reach $245 Billion
Global PC shipments are on track to total 376. 6 million units in 2010, a 22 percent increase from 308.3 million units shipped in 2009, according to a preliminary forecast by Gartner.

Date: 2010-05-28


Online Ad Revenue Reaches Record $5.9 Billion In Q1
Time Warner Cable posted a first-quarter 30 percent increase in profit driven by the strong growth of its Internet, phone and digital cable customers.

Date: 2010-05-14


Time Warner Cable Revenue Up 5.4% In Q1
Time Warner Cable posted a first-quarter 30 percent increase in profit driven by the strong growth of its Internet, phone and digital cable customers.

Date: 2010-04-30


Google Reports Solid Q1 Earnings
Google has released its financial results for the first quarter of 2010 and the company reported revenues of $6.77 billion, an increase of 23 percent compared to the first quarter of 2009.

Date: 2010-04-16


UK Online Ad Spending Reaches $5.3 Billion
The UK Internet advertising sector increased revenues by 4.2 percent to $5.3 billion in 2009, up from $5 billion in 2008, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Date: 2010-04-02


Smartphone Sales Driven By Lower Prices
Promotions and lower prices, helped smartphones gain market share against feature phones in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to a new report by The NPD Group.

Date: 2010-03-19


Global PC Spending Set To Hit $245 Billion
Global PC shipments are on track to total 366.1 million units in 2010, a 19.7 percent increase from 305.8 million units shipped in 2009, according to the latest preliminary forecast by Gartner.

Date: 2010-03-05


YuMe Gets $25 Million In New Funding
Video advertising network YuMe has announced it has closed a $25 million round of funding led by new investor Menlo Ventures. The funding comes after a year in which YuMe served the industry's largest volume of in-stream video advertising.

Date: 2010-02-19


AOL Posts Small Q4 Profit
AOL's fourth quarter profit and revenue beat Wall Street's forecast, but the company said its revenue from subscriptions and online search advertising would decline in the coming months.

Date: 2010-02-05


Digital Music Sales Up 12%
More than a quarter of all recorded music industry revenues globally are now coming from digital channels, as music companies license music in partnership with ISPs and mobile operators, subscription services, streaming sites and download stores, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

Date: 2010-01-22


Best Buy Online Revenue Up 34% In December
Best Buy reported today from the Consumer Electronics Show that revenue for the fiscal month of December increased 13 percent to $8.5 billion.

Date: 2010-01-08


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