105 posts and columns on holiday

eBay Reports Better Than Expected Revenues for Holiday Quarter

in Commerce on January 18 at 1:55 pm PT

EBay, the e-commerce and digital payments giant, exceeded analyst expectations in the fourth-quarter with revenues totaling $3.4 billion, or 35 percent higher than the year ago period.
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There Better Be Some Cool Stuff at CES, Because CE Holiday Sales Data Bytes!

in Commerce on January 8 at 11:26 am PT

Camcorders and MP3 players go splat!
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Did Kindle Gift Cards Outsell iTunes Gift Cards This Holiday?

in Commerce on January 2 at 10:16 am PT

It’s possible Kindle gift cards outperformed iTunes gift cards this holiday — if what people were searching for is any indication.
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Can We Say Damage Control? Amazon Talks Up Its Role in the Success of Independent Businesses.

in Commerce on December 29, 2011 at 2:30 pm PT

Amazon is not all about squashing the little guy, or at least that is what it wants you to believe this holiday season.
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News Byte

Kindle Fire Heats Up Holiday for Amazon

in Commerce on December 29, 2011 at 8:50 am PT

Amazon said this holiday season was the best ever for its Kindle, with more than four million Kindle devices sold in the month of December. The company also said that its new tablet, the $199 Kindle Fire, has become the best-selling and most-gifted product across all of Amazon.com since its introduction to the market 13 weeks ago. Amazon rarely releases unit sales numbers of its e-readers, but said earlier this month that it had sold more than one million Kindles a week for three consecutive weeks.

Survey Sez: Consumers Still Miffed at Netflix, but Give Even Bigger Kiss to Amazon

in Commerce on December 27, 2011 at 9:00 pm PT

The hits from the online video service’s missteps just keep coming!
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Most Tech Stocks Were Naughty, Some Nice and Only Apple Merry, as Year Ends

in News on December 26, 2011 at 1:06 pm PT

Tech investors had better watch out in 2012.
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Santa’s Digital Downtime (Video)

in Media on December 22, 2011 at 1:30 pm PT

It’s another Siri + Santa video, only this time, we learn more about what he actually does during the other 11 months of the year.
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Apps for Last-Minute Holiday Shoppers

in Commerce on December 21, 2011 at 2:09 pm PT

Here are 10 mobile shopping apps for the holiday procrastinators out there.
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Viral Video: This Year, First Round VCs Channel Rebecca Black (Rrrreeaaallly!)

in Media on December 20, 2011 at 9:30 am PT

Oh, dear — Silicon Valley VCs acting like teenage girls. And there’s not even a hot start-up in sight to chase and scream over.
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Better Hurry, the Shipping Deadline for Christmas Is Approaching Fast

in Commerce, December 19, 2011 at 4:04 pm PT

Youth Is Wasted on the Young, and So Are Consumer Electronics

in Commerce, December 12, 2011 at 9:46 am PT

AT&T Says Its Merger Withdrawal Beat Out FCC to Hearing Vote

in Mobile, November 25, 2011 at 9:44 am PT

For Yahoo (And Me, Too), Time Is Brain

in News, November 23, 2011 at 2:38 pm PT

Shop Online to Avoid Screaming Bieber Fever on Black Friday (Video)

in Media, November 23, 2011 at 8:32 am PT

Viral Video: JB Smoove Takes Over WME

in Media, October 26, 2011 at 6:21 am PT

Labor Day Sales Mostly a Blown Opportunity, Rather Than a Blowout

in Commerce, September 6, 2011 at 9:31 am PT

Viral Video: Why Is This Web Video Different From All Others?

in News, April 7, 2011 at 12:05 am PT

Strong Holiday Sales Boost Take-Two Interactive's Q3 Earnings

in Commerce, February 8, 2011 at 1:32 pm PT

With OkCupid Bought, Zoosk Brags About Momentum

in Social, February 8, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

You've Got Arianna: AOL Buys Huffington Post for $315 Million in Cash and Stock, Appoints Huffington Editor in Chief

in News, February 6, 2011 at 9:01 pm PT

Holiday Shopping Drives Record-Breaking E-Commerce Spending to $43.3 Billion in Q4

in Commerce, February 4, 2011 at 12:29 pm PT

Start-Up Unwraps Social Gifting to Help Men Buy Better Presents

in Commerce, January 31, 2011 at 9:18 pm PT

Amazon Says Kindle Book Sales Have Overtaken Paperback Sales

HTC Shipped 9 Million Smartphones Last Quarter, but Forecast May Not Fully Satisfy the Most Bullish Analysts

in Mobile, January 21, 2011 at 10:17 am PT