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Massucci's Take: Twitter CEO says Murdoch's Google plan is doomed
By Anthony Massucci
| Nov 20th 2009, 4:00PM EST
Filed Under: Company News, Technology, People, Media, Google , Apple, News Corp.
Twitter co-founder and CEO Biz Stone said Thursday that Rupert Murdoch's potential plan to block Google from searching New Corp.'s (NWS) websites is doomed to fail. Murdoch has accused Google (GOOG) of stealing content from his publications, which include The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post in the U.S., and The Times and The Sun in the United Kingdom. The cantankerous tycoon said last week that blocking Google could be part of his strategy to get more people to pay for content online.Here's a young man, all of 35,...
Green Turismo: To save the Earth and save gas, turn cars into video games
My friend has a Tesla Roadster. For those who are unfamiliar with Tesla Motors, the Roadster is the Ferrari of the electric-vehicle world, a high-performance two-seater with more sex appeal than Mae West. How ironic, then, that my friend pines for her old Honda Insight, a dinky little hybrid that has been a commercial failure but remains a cult favorite among the green car set. Why would any sane, hedonistic California resident wish their Ferrari were a Chevy Chevette? Because the Insight had a wonderful feature that told her how efficiently she was driving. That feature was a light on her dash that glowed green when she was driving smoothly, braking gradually, and accelerating...
Dell in a handbasket: Should founder Michael Dell resign?
With apologies to Warren Buffett, it's only when the tide comes in that you learn who can swim. With waves of growth on the horizon for the tech sector, it's becoming increasingly apparent that Dell (DELL), the declining PC powerhouse, cannot swim. So maybe it's time for Michael Dell (pictured) to hit the showers. The company's founder returned in January 2007, supposedly to save the company after it spent years adrift. But his performance of late has been so poor that it arguably represents a breach of his fiduciary duty to shareholders. What makes Dell's slide particularly troubling is the apparent strength of other companies in the tech sector, including makers...
Yahoo! wants in on Twitter: No money involved
By Tom Johansmeyer
| Nov 20th 2009, 12:40PM EST
Filed Under: Internet, Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Yahoo! (YHOO), Technology
Yahoo! (YHOO) is the latest company that wants to optimize its search results for Twitter. This follows moves by Microsoft (MSFT) and Google (GOOG) to integrate Twitter data into their search results. Unlike its competitors, however, Yahoo! wants to do this without spending a dime (well, without giving a dime to the hot new social...
Is construction headed for a rebound? Autodesk numbers give a good clue
Several years ago, when I was doing research for hedge funds, I spent a month talking to Autodesk (ADSK) resellers. Autodesk's AutoCAD software suite is the standard tool used by designers and architects in the construction trade, and it dominates its market much like Adobe's Creative Suite dominates the print, graphic and interactive design fields. Its resellers are the hundreds of consulting organizations and systems integrators that sell Autodesk licenses to customers in the construction business. Like many big software companies, Autodesk relies on a huge reseller channel for the majority of its sales volume.What my favorite resellers all told me was that they like to play construction-related...
Greentech VC Nancy Floyd: U.S. cleantech firms must go global to thrive
Nancy Floyd was early to the greentech investing game. A prominent venture capitalist, she founded and remains the managing director of Nth Power, an early-stage venture capital fund based in San Francisco. Nth Power, a $180 million fund, has seen a number of successful exits, including companies specialized in biofuels and "smart" meters. More than a quarter century ago, Floyd founded NFC Energy, one of the country's first wind development companies. She has also been active in non-profit energy projects, such as home audits, and sat on the Vermont Public Uitlities Commision. These days, she makes bets on the future of greentech. I sat down to talk with her in San Francisco. Here's an edited transcript of our co...
Cramer on BloggingStocks: Dell feeds the bears
By Jim Cramer
| Nov 20th 2009, 9:30AM EST
Filed Under: Google (GOOG), Apple Inc (AAPL), Dell (DELL), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Market matters, Limited Brands (LTD), Cramer on BloggingStocks, Technology
Thanks for nothing, Dell (DELL) (Cramer's...
Dell sells off hard after hours, following weak third quarter earnings
By Michael Fowlkes
| Nov 20th 2009, 8:20AM EST
Filed Under: Major movement, Forecasts, Bad news, Products and services, Dell (DELL), Technology, Recession, Financial Crisis
After-hours traders punished Dell (DELL) stock Thursday, following a weak third quarter earnings report from the technology giant.
Going into the afternoon earnings release, analysts had been expecting to see the company show earnings of 28 cents per share. Actual earnings came in much lower at 23 cents per share.
Dell profit falls 54%, missing forecasts and a tech recovery
By AP
| Nov 19th 2009, 5:30PM EST
Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Earnings, Hewlett-Packard, Dell
Dell (DELL) said Thursday that its net income dropped 54% in the latest quarter amid signs the company isn't fully benefiting from the computer industry's fledgling recovery. Dell's numbers missed Wall Street's forecasts, and the shares fell almost 6% in extended trading.In the last quarter, Dell lost its ranking as the world's No. 2 personal computer maker, a slot now held by Taiwan's Acer Inc. Dell rivals such as Acer and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) have stolen market share in part by exploiting their bigger presence in retail stores. That has been a big weapon because consumer interest in little laptops called "netbooks" has helped...
Chrome doom: Google's Web-based OS could kill whole industries
Google (GOOG) likes to blow up entire industries. Two weeks ago, the search giant dropped a bomb on the GPS industry with the release of its free and open-source voice-activated navigation app -- sorry, Garmin (GRMN) and TomTom. Google is also in the process of blowing up the productivity applications business with its Google Apps offering, a suite of online email, word processing and other tools that costs a fraction of the price of Windows Office and other Microsoft (MSFT)...
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