16 posts and columns on November

Russian Carriers Hot to Get iPhone 5 Before Winter

in News on August 5, 2011 at 11:59 am PT

Russian business newspaper RBC Daily claims the iPhone 5 will hit Russia in November, “almost immediately” after sales begin in the U.S.
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Yahoo Search Share Down in Yet Another Month, While Microsoft Bing Gains Again

in News on January 14, 2011 at 11:44 pm PT

After Yahoo and Microsoft finally integrated their massive search technology and advertising partnership, comScore is reporting that Yahoo’s explicit core search share in the U.S. had declined in December. Which was down from November, which was down from October, which was down from September, which was down from August….You get the picture.

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Holiday Retail Sales Not as Jolly as Expected

in Commerce on January 6, 2011 at 9:33 am PT

Retail stocks are diving this morning on news that the month of December did not perform as strongly as expected. However, that weakness was offset by a strong November, allowing retailers to celebrate their strongest holiday sales increase since 2006, AP reports. Online spending may eventually brighten the picture, since some retailers don’t include e-commerce in their monthly figures. Americans spent a record amount online this season, jumping 13 percent over 2009.

Fact or Fiction: Cyber Monday Is the Heaviest Online Shopping Day of the Year

in Commerce on December 19, 2010 at 6:42 pm PT

The retail industry would like you to believe that “Cyber Monday,” the Monday following Thanksgiving, is the busiest e-commerce day of the year. But is it?

Microsoft Lines Up AT&T, Orange for October Windows Phone 7 Launch

in News on September 30, 2010 at 12:24 pm PT

Microsoft has set a hard date for the launch of its new Windows Phone 7 operating system: October 11. “People familiar with the launch plans” tell The Wall Street Journal that the company will debut the OS at an event in New York that day and announce AT&T as the exclusive carrier of the first smartphones to run it–one from HTC, another from LG and a third from Samsung.

Search Market in December: Same as it Ever Was

in News on January 13, 2010 at 12:00 pm PT

Nielsen Company released its U.S. search data for December 2009 this morning and they are another slight variation on the same old story: Google continues to dominate the market, while Microsoft, Yahoo and everyone else tries to catch up.
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Even Without Its Own Google Phone, Android Gains Ground in the Smartphone Ad Market

in Media on December 18, 2009 at 1:57 pm PT

As Google prepares to launch its own Android phone next year, a quick update on the progress of the Android handsets the search king doesn’t sell itself: They’re moving pretty quickly. At least, if you’re looking at the market for smartphone ads and “in-app” smartphone ads–as defined by AdMob, the smartphone ad company Google is buying for $750 million.
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Desktop Mac Sales Up 74 Percent in October, November

in News on December 14, 2009 at 12:11 pm PT

The first two months of the December quarter were great ones for Apple’s Mac business. According to the latest NPD Group data, as reported by Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, overall Mac sales in the U.S. were up 21 percent year over year in October and November. Sales of desktop machines were up even higher: 74 percent.
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November Search Stats: Google’s Not the Competition, It’s the Environment in Which You Compete

in News on December 9, 2009 at 12:07 pm PT

November search metrics are beginning to roll in and they’re pretty much what you’d expect. According to Experian Hitwise, Google’s already massive share of the U.S. search market rose, while Microsoft and Yahoo’s declined.
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Beware Google: Bing Is Going to Suck Your Blood, Um, Market Share: The New Commercial

in News on October 28, 2009 at 11:28 am PT

Here is a funny but decidedly creepy new commercial from Microsoft, in its ongoing marketing campaign to push its Bing search service. Titled “Vampire Decision Engine,” it is an effort by the software giant to tap into vampire mania, playing into Halloween and the next chapter in the “Twilight” movie series, “New Moon,” set to debut in November. Load up on garlic, Google!
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Palm Pixie in November?

in News, June 30, 2009 at 3:00 pm PT

Sarah Palin, Please Come Back! Hulu Traffic Drops in November

in Media, December 12, 2008 at 12:43 pm PT

New From Activision: Guitar Hero III–World Recession

in News, December 12, 2008 at 5:35 am PT

New York Times: Our Digital Ads “Could Be Under Great Stress”

in Media, December 9, 2008 at 1:20 pm PT

"Prop 8–The Musical": Another Viral Video Hit?

in News, December 4, 2008 at 1:20 am PT

Register to Vote Before Deadlines–Or Jessica Alba Will Muzzle You

in News, October 6, 2008 at 9:37 am PT