2 posts and columns on shakeout

Coming: The Great Smartphone Shakeout

in News on September 14, 2009 at 4:20 pm PT

So here’s the thing about the smartphone market: there are way too many of them. The year 2010, JMP Securities analyst Samuel Wilson asserted in a report this morning, “should be the year of the shakeout in smartphones.” He believes most of the market share and carrier focus will consolidate around three vendors.

Here Comes the Video Shakeout: Joost Scales Down, CEO Mike Volpi Steps Out

in Media on June 30, 2009 at 8:49 am PT

Here’s the beginning of the inevitable online video shakeout: Joost, the once-hyped video service that was supposed to rival Google’s YouTube, is restructuring to focus on “white label” services, i.e., a back end for other video players. The site is laying off the majority of its 100-plus employees, and CEO Mike Volpi is out, replaced by Matt Zelesko, who had been SVP of engineering.
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