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RIM’s Q1 Report: BlackBerry Sales Fall Short, Layoffs Coming
Jun 16th
Research in Motion has just held its earnings call for the first quarter of fiscal 2012, and the news doesn’t look too great.
“Fiscal 2012 has gotten off to a challenging start,” said Jim Balsillie, RIM’s Co-CEO. “The slowdown we saw in the first quarter is continuing into Q2, and delays in new product introductions into the very late part of August is leading to a lower than expected outlook in the second quarter.”
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The delay in production of new products doesn’t bode well as RIM faces still competition from Google, Apple and Microsoft in the smartphone market, and form numerous competitors in the tablet market.
During the call, RIM confirmed that it shipped 500,000 units of its new PlayBook and 13.2 million BlackBerries. That last figure might not seem too bad, but here’s a figure to offer in comparison: 18.65 million iPhones sold, according to Apple’s recent quarterly earnings call.
And note the difference there. BlackBerries shipped. iPhones sold. It seems likely that many of the devices that RIM reported today are still sitting on store shelves.
As RIM didn’t meet its projections, the company says it’s announcing a “cost optimization program” that will include an undisclosed number of layoffs. It also revised projections downwards for the rest of the year and earnings per share for the full year fiscal 2012 are now expected to be between $5.25 and $6.00. Upon word of the report, RIM stocks fell sharply today.
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Google TV Falls 72% Short on First Quarter Sales
May 3rd
Google has launched some of its products amazingly quickly and effectively. The Android lineup of smartphones is one great example; Android currently dominates the market. And utilities like Gmail are consistently becoming more popular. But other territories have been out of reach for Google. Buzz was seen as a plummeting failure, Wave is waving goodbye, and – most recently – Google TV posted horrendous first quarter figures.
“Horrendous” is a mean word, but Google TV may just deserve it. Google TV devices from Logitech got $22 million in sales in the final quarter of last year, and Logitech projected $18 million in sales for Q1 of 2011. Their actual sales figures? $5 million. That equates to about 72% short of goal, and also led to a 28% increase in held inventory.
What’s the reason for the major shortfall? First, Google TV itself has been receiving negative reviews, based largely on lags in the UI, the high cost of the devices, and long delays in promised interface improvements. These same reviews caused Google to delay the presentation of several peripheral units at CES this year. Second, Logitech has slowed down marketing of the device, likely as a response to slower sales. Logitech’s CEO has stated, however, that the company “fully prepared to re-accelerate those activities at the appropriate time.”
But what will the appropriate time be? Well, it may be shortly after Google I/O, where insiders in Silicon Valley have told us Google will be showcasing numerous new features and other improvements to Google TV. This may be anything from the long-awaited UI improvements to the integration with Android Market to a new set of hardware that can run the Google TV tasks more effectively. In any case, Google is pushing forward with Google TV despite its lack of success so far, and we’ll find out more during Google I/O on May 10th and 11th of this month.
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Leading Digital Agencies Zeta and 99moves Create a Short Film in Support of … – PR Newswire (press release)
Apr 1st
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Leading Digital Agencies Zeta and 99moves Create a Short Film in Support of …
PR Newswire (press release) LONDON, April 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Leading video SEO agency 99moves and their sister company Zeta, have teamed up with a collection of up and coming young filmmakers to create a short film. "The short film, entitled 'The Storm' (Watch and share 'The … Leading Digital Agencies Zeta and 99moves Create a Short Film in Support of … |
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Content for SEO ‘should be short’ – Internet Marketing News
Mar 30th
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Content for SEO 'should be short'
Internet Marketing News By ClickThrough Marketing | Today When writing content for search engine optimisation (SEO) purposes, it is better to keep it short. This is the opinion of Rutger Steenbergen, who said in an article for Rinf News that readers are often lazy when … |
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On Twitter, Oscar Comes Up Short Against Super Bowl
Mar 1st
Sunday night’s Academy Awards came close to matching the Super Bowl’s overall activity level on Twitter. But, like the Pittsburgh Steelers or The Social Network, it came up just a bit short in the end. Twitter says its users sent a total of 36.4 million tweets in a five-hour span Sunday…
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TrafficShaping.com Takes On Short URLs – Northwest innovation
Jan 20th
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TrafficShaping.com Takes On Short URLs
Northwest innovation … TrafficShaping.com said this morning that it has launched a new, online URL shortener service targeted at online marketing and SEO campaigns. … Web Traffic Management System for Online Marketers Launched |
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Short Guide to SEO from MintTwist – Web Marketing Strategies
Jan 4th
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Short Guide to SEO from MintTwist
Web Marketing Strategies SEO (Search Engine Optimization) should be an integral part of the planning, designing and development process for all new websites. … SEO Junkies Update their SEO Resource Website Local Nod Marketing, LLC Announces its Opening in Kansas City, MO SEO in 2011: what should businesses look out for? |
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Time Is Short for Automatic Yahoo To Microsoft Migration
Dec 23rd
As you cross things off your holiday to-do lists and make your New Year’s resolutions, don’t forget to migrate your Yahoo Search Marketing campaigns to Microsoft adCenter. The deadline for U.S. and Canadian advertisers to use the companies’ transition tool is January 5. After that, you’re stuck…
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Scottsdale Based; Short Run Printing Ltd Chooses Fasturtle for National SEO … – PR.com (press release)
Nov 18th
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Scottsdale Based; Short Run Printing Ltd Chooses Fasturtle for National SEO …
PR.com (press release) “SEO is an ever changing game and our plan is to stay on our toes in order to get on the field and stay there,” says Olsen. … |
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