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Bird On A Wire: Twitter's User Growth On The Verge Of Flatlining
Thursday, February 9, 2017 - 3:27pm | 361Read More...Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR)'s woes have been well documented over the past few months, but some investors hold on to the belief the social media company can demonstrate some form of growth moving forward. This theory may have been debunked after Twitter's Q4 report. As noted by Statista,...
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User Growth In 2016: Facebook Dominates Twitter
Thursday, February 9, 2017 - 9:31am | 555Read More...Shares of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) plunged more than 10 percent early Thursday morning after the company reported its fourth quarter results. Twitter said that it earned $0.16 per share in the quarter on revenue of $717 million. Wall Street analysts were expecting the company to earn $0.12 per...
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More Money, More Problems? Snapchat's Losses Have Widened As Its Sales Have Grown
Friday, February 3, 2017 - 11:11am | 336Read More...After much anticipation, Snap, the parent company of the social media platform Snapchat, filed its initial public offering (IPO) registration form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday. Although Snap's IPO is much anticipate, it isn't being universally cheered on by the Street....
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How Mobile Ads Have Changed Facebook's Top-Line Growth Story
Thursday, February 2, 2017 - 11:51am | 339Read More...It is safe to say Facbeook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) proved naysayers wrong back in 2012 when the company began selling mobile advertising space. As noted by Statista, the most bullish optimists at the time could have never imagined the level of success Facebook would see in mobile advertising over the...
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Netflix Leads The Content Crowd In Streamer Satisfaction
Thursday, February 2, 2017 - 9:15am | 340Read More...The key to Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX)'s continued success is two-fold: 1) add new subscribers and 2) hold on to existing subscribers so they don't leave the platform. Statista, citing data from a Forrester survey, noted that Netflix is doing an "exceptionally good job" at growing its customer...
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Apple iPhone Sales: The Road To A Record Quarter
Wednesday, February 1, 2017 - 9:55am | 351Read More...The thesis against owning Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s stock was quite clear: The iPhone's momentum can't be sustained indefinitely. Moreover, the lack of any meaningful and notable upgrades between the iPhone 7 (and 7 Plus) from the iPhone 6 prompted many consumers to wait for the...
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How The Athletic Footwear Market Has Changed In Recent Years
Tuesday, January 31, 2017 - 3:59pm | 511Read More...Under Armour Inc (NYSE: UA) (NYSE: UAA) shares are down more than 24 percent on Tuesday after the company broke its streak of 26 consecutive quarters of at least 20 percent revenue growth by delivering 12 percent revenue growth in Q4. The possibility of slowing growth is certainly disappointing for...
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Mobile Payments To Increase Tenfold By 2021; Who Benefits?
Thursday, January 26, 2017 - 4:04pm | 442Read More...Mobile payment volume is expected to increase tenfold by 2021. While credit/debit card payments beat surpassed cash payments for the first time in history in 2016, the adoption of mobile payments has been slower than many have expected. According to a report from Statista, 35 million...
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Here's The Danger In Overthrowing Net Neutrality
Wednesday, January 25, 2017 - 3:23pm | 408Read More...One of the more pressing and controversial topics of the past few years appears to be front and center in 2017: net neutrality. Net neutrality is the principle that companies who provide internet service should provide customers with equal and consistent access to all content and applications...
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Less Than Half The Country Wants To Watch The Inauguration Today
Friday, January 20, 2017 - 11:18am | 327Read More...President-elect Donald Trump will officially drop the "elect" adjective on Friday and be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. Meanwhile, the majority of Americans have no plans of tuning in to the inauguration ceremony, according to Statista. Statista, citing Pew...
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Netflix Scores Big Investing In Building Its International Audience
Thursday, January 19, 2017 - 4:24pm | 355Read More...The Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) of 2017 is drastically different than it was one year ago. One of the most notable differences in Netflix's business profile is its international subscriber base. Shares of Netflix soared to a new all-time high on Thursday of $143.46 after the company's fourth-...
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Video Streaming Surpasses DVD/Blu-Ray Sales For The First Time
Thursday, January 19, 2017 - 9:26am | 306Read More...As further evidence that home entertainment consumers are shifting to various digital formats, a new report from Digital Entertainment Group shows video streaming subscription revenues surpassed DVD/Blu-ray sales in the United States for the first time in 2016. U.S. consumers spent $6.23 billion on...
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Here's One Indication The NFL Is Still As Popular As Ever
Tuesday, January 17, 2017 - 3:32pm | 196Read More...Despite concerns of poor TV ratings throughout the 2016 NFL season, new attendance data from Statista suggest the league could be more popular than ever. The 2016–2017 NFL season saw 17.79 million fans attend games, a 3 percent increase year-over-year and the highest total in over nine years...
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Nintendo Switch Is Facing An Uphill Battle
Friday, January 13, 2017 - 2:46pm | 313Read More...After ending 2016 on a low note, Nintendo Co., Ltd (ADR) (OTC: NTDOY) is off to a disappointing 2017 as well. The company revealed a $299 price point for its new Switch console, while the market was anticipating a price point lower than the price of Nintendo’s current Wii U console, which...
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What's Cooking At Snapchat As It Prepares For Its IPO?
Thursday, December 22, 2016 - 4:26pm | 613Read More...Snap Inc., formerly known as Snapchat, confidentially filed for an IPO ahead of the presidential elections, valuing the company at roughly $25 billion. Now that the news has broken, here's a look at the company, its products and what has transpired since the reports of the IPO filing. Making A...
















