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Will Android Capture First Place?

Posted Feb 15th 2011 10:00AM by Connie Madon (RSS feed)
Filed under: Internet, Competitive Strategy, Google (GOOG), Smartphones, Technology

If we look back to the days of the search engine revolution, Google (GOOG) built not only the most powerful search engine, but a business model based on that search engine that has made the company No. 1 in that category.

The company is on the move again -- and Google's Android is leading the way. Google sees the next leg of the Internet revolution in the smart phone, tablet and e-reader market -- and there's already a fierce battle raging. Google's Android is making inroads into the iPhone turf. How deep is the penetration? Singapore research firm Canalys said, "Google shipped twice as many devices as Apple's iPhone. in the fourth quarter," capturing 33% of shipments, up from 8.7% a year ago.

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Entrepreneur's Journal: Learn from the mega success of ESPN

Posted Aug 30th 2009 6:10PM by Tom Taulli (RSS feed)
Filed under: Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Starbucks (SBUX), Walt Disney (DIS), Small Business

Since its start in 1979, ESPN has grown at a rapid clip -- turning into the most powerful brand in sports media. With close to 100 million subscribers, the company has a variety of channels (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, ESPN Classic, and so on), a magazine, stores, a radio channel, restaurants, books, and websites. If considered a standalone company -- it is now 80% owned by Disney (NYSE: DIS) -- it would probably have a valuation above $20 billion.

Despite all the success, the ESPN story has had little coverage, unlike many of the other great companies of the past generation such as Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT).

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Circuit City: Bad business model gets worse

Posted May 1st 2007 9:56AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports,

Circuit City Stores Inc (NYSE: CC) does not require bottom fishing yet. While the stock has gotten hit pretty good, give management time to get a grip on this one.

Last night, Circuit City reported below plan sales, citing weakness in flat panel displays and projection television. This has been the lone place where Circuit City has been able to make some decent money, but also one of the most, if not the most, volatile product category based on price.

The consumer electronics retailer also withdrew previously issued guidance for the first half of fiscal year 2008 and is going to restate earnings for previous quarters, mostly due to timing issues.

Circuit City is still having trouble getting over its business model and relationship with its work force. The combination of a volatile revenue curve and unpredictable labor costs does not bode well for this retailer.

There is value in this stock, but investors can be patient and wait for tangible results from management before jumping into this stock.