Google revealed last week that the Federal Trade Commission was intensely securitizing its recent $750 million acquisition of mobile ad network AdMob. Google said the FTC has made a second request for further information about the deal, and just today two consumer groups – Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Digital Democracy – have asked [...]
Filed under: News on December 28th, 2009 @ 10:19 am
Tagged with: Acquisitions, Business, competition, economy, marketplace, startup
I’ve often written that non-profits and charities world be well served by taking cues from the business world by developing practices such as performance evaluations and affinity marketing to grow their reach and fundraising capabilities, but acquiring public companies is not something I would have thought to suggest. But that exactly what UK-based Housing 21, [...]
Filed under: News, Philanthropy on August 19th, 2009 @ 5:06 pm
Tagged with: Acquisitions, Business, charity, deal, economy, markets, non-profit, opportunities, opportunity, strategies, strategy, success
Since its merger with Nextel back in 2005, Sprint has steadily been losing ground to Verizon and AT&T, lagging behind in innovation both with its product and service offerings. But over the past year plus, the company has made attempts to right the ship, building out its network reliability, adding an iPhone competitor in the [...]
Filed under: Business, Environment, News, Technology on August 13th, 2009 @ 7:31 pm
Tagged with: Acquisitions, brands, Business, employees, Environment, Green, innovation, innovative, leaders, markets, mobile, networks, opportunities, opportunity, people, product, Sprint, success, sustainability
Reports of Amazon’s acquisition of venture-backed online apparel and footwear retailer Zappos.com took over the business newswire this week, with speculation that invester Sequoia Capital forced Zappos to sell, that Zappos requested Amazon stock options instead of cash, and that Amazon is aiming for other buyouts including Netflix. Rumors aside, news of the merger has [...]
Filed under: Business, News on July 24th, 2009 @ 3:00 pm
Tagged with: Acquisitions, Amazon, brands, Business, conscious capitalism, innovation, innovative, Mergers, online, retail, Sequoia Capital, Zappos
Ever since the Academy Award-winning song “Jai Ho” made it to hit charts, the music world has been wondering if other South Asian talents can go global as well.
Envision Solar, a San Diego-based company known for its solar-powered carports, has announced a new product in line with the company’s goal to make use of solar energy in unconventional places.