Market Updates

Market Updates - March 15, 2012

Webinar suggests initiatives for public sector business intelligence

Stuck between a rock and a hard place? That’s what public sector organisations feel like when it comes to managing data according to the latest Register Reader Research. On the one hand, they’re expected to make sure that sensitive information doesn’t end up in the wrong hands. But on the other hand, much of the information they hold has to be made as accessible as possible.

Source:  Register Research webinar

Market Updates - February 28, 2012

Mobile impact to match web, study says

A majority of brand owners expect the rise of mobile devices to have as much of an impact on corporations and consumers as the arrival of the internet, a study has revealed. Lars Kamp, from Accenture Mobility Services, said: "We've seen this leapfrog effect in emerging markets before. Very often companies in these markets can start with a clean sheet of paper and simply deploy new technology."

Source: warc.com

Market Updates - February 15, 2012

LinkedIn considers launching intranet service for businesses

LinkedIn may launch an intranet application for businesses, which would allow staff to collaborate with their colleagues on an internal network in a similar fashion to how they network with their contacts externally. In an exclusive interview with V3, LinkedIn's European managing director, Ariel Eckstein, said the firm is considering the idea because of growing business interest.

Source: V3

Market Updates - February 28, 2012

Survey shows companies hesitate on mobile delivery despite demand

FreePint’s second report on the enterprise market for mobile content shows just how measured an approach information professionals are taking. Just as well really – the turmoil in the wider market indicates that clear heads are essential for getting true business value from this still newish technology.

Source: VIP LiveWire

Market Updates - February 9, 2012

Factiva expands content to deliver more global sources, blogs and images

Factiva has expanded its aggregated content to offer more global sources, blogs and images. The new sources comprise 1,500 licensed publications, 1,600 websites, nearly 8,000 blogs and more than 1.2 million images, covering 26 languages.

Source: Dow Jones

Market Updates - October 17, 2011

Employees facing information overload

The role of research has been absorbed into so many different jobs and functions that employees are becoming “paralysed by information overload”, suggests a new report. According to Dow Jones Factiva, the trend is compounded by a shift in how data is located, searched and processed as the number of consumer devices used in the workplace escalates. 

Source: Information World Review

Market Updates - August 26, 2011

Prediction: Facebook will enter the search market next year

Next year, search advertising will be a $15 billion market in the U.S. alone, growing by 14 percent, according to eMarketer. And, if Facebook can capture half the share of that market that Google has today, it could easily add an extra $25 billion or even far more to its value.

Source: Techcrunch

Market Updates - May 25, 2011

Twitter acquires UK’s TweetDeck for $40m

Twitter has acquired TweetDeck, an application for organizing the display of tweets, for more than $40 million in a mix of cash and stock, according to sources close to the deal.

Source: CNN Money

Market Updates - May 19, 2011

LinkedIn share price more than doubles in NYSE debut

LinkedIn Corp's shares more than doubled in their public trading debut on Thursday, evoking memories of the investor love affair with Internet stocks during the dot-com boom of the late 1990s.

Source: Reuters