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Google Q2A – Top of the pops.

          Good performance justifies the love Google reported good results as advertising volume continued to comfortably outpace pricing declines. Q2A Revenues-exTAC / Adj-EPS were $12.7bn /...

Yahoo! Q2A – Chinese spotlight.

          Alibaba hides very disappointing display revenues. Once again Yahoo! has managed to keep poor results hidden amongst the spotlight glare of Alibaba. Q2A Revenues /...

Yahoo! – The aviator

          Finally, some positive signs from mobile. I have been concerned for some time about the lack of progress at Yahoo! (see here and here) but...

Facebook – Too many chats?

          Facebook needs one chat system that is a part of the whole. Facebook’s strategy around chat looks like a hodgepodge of different offerings that is...

Twitter – Face change.

          There is no longer a reason to sell. Twitter is no Facebook but I suspect that the next 2 years could follow a very similar...

Linked-In Q1 – Pain point.

          The single offerings for Digital Life are running out of steam. Linked-In reported good Q1A results but guided weakly as growth is slowing more quickly...

Facebook – Land grab.

          Anonymous login is a land grab for user data. Facebook is holding its F8 developer conference this week at which the most significant announcement was...

Twitter Q1 – Dreams meet reality

          Twitter’s Q1 was good, but not nearly good enough. Twitter reported results that met headline expectations but were not the blow-out that the valuation of...

Apple and Facebook – 2 for 2

          Apple and Facebook raise hopes after Google. Apple Apple reported good results as iPhones shipped in much better volumes than expected. The increased dividend and...

Google Q1 – Price of success

          Mobile pricing is likely to stay low for a while. Google failed to beat expectations as pricing fell by more than expected due to the...