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Pearson buys a small stake in Nook Media, wants a fast track for digital education

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/28/pearson-buys-a-small-stake-in-nook-media/

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Publishers often want to work closely with e-book outlets — possibly a little too closely — but it’s rare that they involve themselves directly. Pearson is taking that uncommon step by making a 5 percent, $89.5 million investment in Nook Media, the joint venture between Barnes & Noble and Microsoft. Some of the reasoning won’t be made public until Barnes & Noble provides holiday sales results on January 3rd, but Pearson is clear that it’s furthering its online education plans: it wants Nook Media’s distribution skills to make a “seamless and effective experience for students.” Just when we’ll see this harmony is still up in the air, though. Nook Media has yet to outline what Microsoft’s partnership means for e-books and e-readers, let alone how Pearson factors in. We’re not expecting a sea change until companies start speaking up.

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Saturday, December 29th, 2012 news No Comments

Facebook Now Controls Nearly One-Fifth Of U.S. Mobile Display Ad Revenue

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Facebook has vaulted past its competitors to control 18.4 percent of U.S. mobile display ad revenues.

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Thursday, December 27th, 2012 news No Comments

Why Many Are Unlikely To Switch To Windows Phone Or BlackBerry 10

Source: http://gigaom.com/mobile/why-many-are-unlikely-to-switch-to-windows-phone-or-blackberry-10/

The smartphone industry is at an interesting point in time. In 2007, Apple’s iPhone practically invented — or re-invented, if you will — the current smartphone age with a full capacitive touchscreen and support for mobile apps. Google Android followed in 2008 and although it was slow to catch up, is relatively on par with iOS in terms of usability and app support.

Can Microsoft and RIM succeed where others have failed?

These incumbents — Apple and Google’s Android partners — account for 89.9 percent of smartphone sales as of the third quarter of 2012, per IDC. Some alternative platforms, such as Palm’s webOS and Nokia’s Maemo software, entered the market only to disappointingly disappear: webOS is now an open-source platform and Maemo became MeeGo, which Nokia abandoned when it chose to use Microsoft’s Windows Phone software. Windows Phone has been around for two years but has relatively little in the way of sales to show for it.

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Tuesday, December 18th, 2012 news No Comments

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/developing-countries-with-most-millionaires-2012-12

It’s no secret that emerging markets are producing an increasing number of millionaires each year.

The Financialist, Credit Suisse’s digital magazine about business and economies, recently released a Global Wealth Report which looked at personal wealth around the globe. The report found that in the next five years more and more millionaires will come from countries in the developing world, such as Brazil and China.

By 2017, China, which currently has 964,000 millionaires, will have 1,901,000 millionaires—a growth of 97 percent, according to The Financialist. And Brazil, which currently has 227,000 millionaires, will have 497,000 millionaires by 2017—a growth of 119 percent. Russia and Malaysia will also see their numbers of millionaires grow over the next five years with a growth of 109 percent and 108 percent respectively.

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Google Was The Most Shared Brand Of 2012

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According to Unruly Media, which tracks not only what people watch but also what they share, Google was the most shared social video brand of 2012.

Thanks to campaigns like “Project Glass: One Day,” the company’s videos were shared a whopping 196.8 percent more than last year. Someone’s been doing his YouTube homework.

Five newcomers broke the top 10, including TNT, Coca-Cola, Abercrombie & Fitch, Samsung, and P&G. Volkswagen, which went viral last year with its Super Bowl sensation, “The Force,” dropped nine spots to number 10.

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