Author: Sean Johnson

Investors and experts are questioning Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO)’s core business value and how the company would be able to cope up with the challenges that are currently crushing the company’s business and product curve. In a program on CNBC, Harry McCracken said that many experts are now saying that Yahoo should deplete its size. There are speculations that the company must sell itself to Alibaba or Softbank, or merge with AOL. McCracken mentioned his recent interview with Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) CEO Marissa Mayer and said that Mayer didn’t talk about any likely step regarding merger of lay-offs. McCracken thinks that…

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Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) was the juggernaut of the Enterprise, Cloud and database solutions but we scarcely hear of its name in the hot companies these days. But the old giant may be getting up from its deep slumber. In a program on CNBC, Melissa Lee and other experts talked about Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) stock and how the old tech giant still remains to be the behemoth in the Enterprise. The source said that Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) has lagged in the market for years because of the increasing competition, but it still has the audacity to beat the competitors. A…

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Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is facing a tough time, especially in the mobile sector. The company is trying hard to get a breakthrough in the Asian, low-end markets. While the chipmaker struggles, there are some experts who haven’t given up on Intel and think that the company will come back in the business. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is set to release its quarterly report after today’s market close. In a program on CNBC, Erin Gibbs of S&P Capital IQ and Todd Gordon discussed the position of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), how to trade the stock before the earnings and what should we expect…

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Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) and Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) are the tech stocks you should buy, according to the experts. In a program on CNBC, experts mentioned some of the hot tech stocks to buy. The first tech stock is Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX). The source said that Netflix is experiencing a major international growth, which is a great sign. Netflix has done everything it should and now it is one of the best options for investors. The expert said that Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) must be traded on the long side. Dan Nathan picked QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) and said that…

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Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) has completely outpaced Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) as far as the current social media, ads and user base battle is concerned. Facebook has its plans well connected. It acquired famous messaging apps; built its ads platform; increased user growth to attract advertisers. Advertisers are attracted towards the platforms which are used by teens. Instagram, WhatsApp are exactly what advertisers want to showcase their products. This is where Facebook is unrivaled and Google is becoming irrelevant. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has a bad track record at social media platforms. It has a number of failed social media projects under its…

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eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) is increasingly becoming irrelevant in the massively dynamic ecommerce markets of today. In an interview to Bloomberg, ChannelAdvisor President David Spitz said that Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is taking over eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) because of the convenience its gives to its customers. Spitz thinks that there may be not a huge difference between the services, products sold, fee structure on both Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) but when it comes to ease of shopping, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has no match and this is the only reason why eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) is getting crushed across the board.…

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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s CEO Satya Nadella started focusing heavily on the Cloud and his company has got some massive breakthroughs because of this strategy. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is using its Windows Azure platform to attract Cloud startups and low-end players in the market. But Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is not the only company which takes Cloud as its first priority. International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) has reiterated its plans to focus on the Cloud in the coming years. It has recently struck a deal with the US army regarding Cloud based solutions for security and performance optimization of logistics. International Business…

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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has announced that it will start selling a Cloud-based prediction system to the Enterprise and business customers to help them take the best and optimal decisions. This new system is called Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Machine learning. This system is the same solution which is used by Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) itself before the launch of any product or service, claimed an article in the New York Times. The latest step by the commerce giant is to tackle Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), which is famous for its efficient prediction system. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) also gives this prediction utility with its Cloud…

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It seems Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is getting impressed with Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR)’s features lately. The social media giant has started testing a Trending section which will give the insights of anything trending and hot around the web in the news feeds for the Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) users. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) has confirmed that it is testing this feature but declined to comment on further details, according to Venture Beat. Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) has already rolled its new discovery feature. One can check the trends and what’s famous on Twitter by seeing the ‘trend’ which are written with hash tags. Facebook…

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Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is famous for its heavy investments and endeavors in diverse technological areas. It has left no domain untapped. While many experts and investors recently questioned Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) about its heavy investments in the areas which have no scope for the short term future, a few experts also think that having its finger in every pie is the single most important thing which makes the search engine giant relevant in the tech world of today. In an article, Will Emerson said that many people think Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Glass was a failure, but they fail to recognize…

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Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) business is flourishing and every move and strategy of Mark Zuckerberg is working. The company’s revenue exploded last year and touched $12.47 billion. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is now heavily investing and focusing on the mobile, ads and internet of things. But an article on Fool said that same was the situation with MySpace, a social network which died and crumbled apart within days. The source said that Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)  will not face any problem in ads, sales, revenues. The real factor that could kill Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)’s up graph is the lack of interest by its…

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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has been out of the limelight because of the mobile boom in the markets, which gave rise to behemoths like Facebook and Apple. But an article on Investor Place said that Microsoft is coming back in the game with its game-changing strategy of partnerships with major Cloud and mobile players. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has currently signed deals with its Cloud competitors salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE:CRM) and Oracle. The source said that although the deal cost Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) a few of its key employees, the company has still managed to showcase to its major Azure Cloud service to…

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