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Global Consumer Electronics Will Grow to $700 Billion Next Year

Worldwide revenue for consumer electronics (CE) will grow nearly 10% in 2008 and will hit the $700 billion mark by 2009, according to new data from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and the GfK Group. According to the CEA/GfK Worldwide Consumer Electronics Sales & Forecast, consumers will spend $42 billion more on CE products in 2009 than in 2008. Countries with fast-growing economies and large emerging middle classes, such as the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China), will lead the way in new CE revenue growth. By 2009, China will account for nearly 15% of global CE revenue, trailing only North America (22% share) and Western Europe (16% share). Mobile devices make up the largest CE category worldwide, both in terms of unit sales and revenue.

AOL revenue a drag on Time Warner, Google

Two days ago, media giant Time Warner announced its earnings, revealing that revenue from its AOL division had dropped by over a third from the same quarter a year earlier. The drop in revenue may be good news for the companies lining up to get a piece of AOL, namely Microsoft and Yahoo, but means bad news for Google, which has seen the value of its $1 billion stake in the company erode.

LookSmart Announces Preliminary Second Quarter Revenue Results; Will Report Full Second Quarter Results on August 5

SAN FRANCISCO - (Business Wire) LookSmart, Ltd. (NASDAQ:LOOK), an online search advertising network and technology solutions company, today announced that based on a preliminary evaluation of the second quarter of 2008, the Company expects to report total revenue of between $17.0 million and $17.1 million, which represents a 16% - 17% increase over second quarter 2007 revenue of $14.6 million (which included $1.1 million derived from certain of the Company's consumer assets sold or retired in 2007) . This result is preliminary and therefore subject to change. The Company is still in the process of completing its review of second quarter operating results, and therefore does not yet have visibility into other results of operations.

Housing bill provision eyes $10 billion in tax revenue from online sellers

In a move to raise close to $10 billion over the next several years in tax revenue to support federal housing assistance efforts, an amendment to a housing bill in the U.S. Senate requires payment card processors to provide information on Internet sellers to the Internal Revenue Service.

Voltage Security Empowers Partners With Rapid Revenue Opportunities From Information Encryption Solutions

PALO ALTO, CA, Aug 04 (MARKET WIRE) -- Voltage Security, a global leader in information encryption, today announced rapid momentum for its Entourage Partner Program as well as the launch of Voltage SecureMail Server V3.3. Together, the partner program and the new Voltage SecureMail Server release provide a powerful one-two punch for solutions providers seeking rapid encryption revenue opportunities in the retail, healthcare and financial services sector. "Businesses and organizations are seeking out trusted advisors -- our talented partners -- for email security and data encryption guidance," said Tammy Schuring, vice president of North America sales, Voltage Security. "We want to thank our loyal partners and reward them with an enhanced Identity-Based Encryption solution that drives new revenue opportunities.

Cyworld Taps Mochi Media for Online Games Content, New Ad-Based Revenue Opportunities

announced today a partnership with Cyworld US, an online social network, to offer a new gaming arcade to its users while creating new advertising revenue streams. Cyworld, through its rich and engagement-focused environment, enables users to connect with friends, share photos, and participate in discussions, or talk with members about popular culture and topics of interest to the community. Mochi Media's library of Flash games will help extend this social entertainment and communications focus by allowing members to compete against top scores of friends, as well as comment on game play. The service will also allow Cyworld to capture a share of the advertising revenue generated from all games played on the site.

Priceline.com second-quarter net income up on higher revenue

late Tuesday reported its second-quarter net income rose to $54.1 million from $34.6 million a year earlier. Net income applicable to common stockholders for each diluted common share was $1.08 compared with 79 cents in the second quarter of 2007. Adjusted net income in the second quarter rose 39.6% to $1.55 a share. Revenue increased to $514 million from $355.9 million a year ago, said the Norwalk, Conn.-based online travel services company. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters had projected Priceline to post earnings of $1.41 a share on revenue of $496 million. The company expects adjusted earnings of $5.50 to $5.85 a share in 2008. End of Story

E-commerce sales up 7% at wedding products retailer The Knot

Wedding products retailer The Knot Inc. has reported e-commerce revenue of $13.4 million for the second quarter ended June 30, a 7% increase over $12.5 million for the same period in 2007. Online sales growth, however, beat overall sales growth: The retailer reported revenue of $28.7 million for the second quarter of 2008, a negligible rise over net revenue of $28.5 million for the second quarter of 2007. The merchant blames the stagnation in part on the economy.

DFC Intelligence Forecasts Video Game Market to Reach $57 Billion in 2009

A series of new reports from DFC Intelligence forecasts worldwide video game and interactive entertainment industry revenue to reach $57 billion in 2009. This forecast includes revenue from video game hardware and software, dedicated portable system hardware and software, PC games, and online PC and console games in 25 countries. According to DFC, there are now 11 countries that have annual video game revenue in excess of $1 billion.

DFC Intelligence Forecasts Video Game Market to Reach $57 Billion in 2009

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A series of new reports from DFC Intelligence forecasts worldwide video game and interactive entertainment industry revenue to reach $57 billion in 2009. This forecast includes revenue from video game hardware and software, dedicated portable system hardware and software, PC games, and online PC and console games in 25 countries. According to DFC, there are now 11 countries that have annual video game revenue in excess of $1 billion.

DFC Intelligence Forecasts Video Game Market to Reach $57 Billion in 2009

SAN DIEGO - (Business Wire) A series of new reports from DFC Intelligence forecasts worldwide video game and interactive entertainment industry revenue to reach $57 billion in 2009. This forecast includes revenue from video game hardware and software, dedicated portable system hardware and software, PC games, and online PC and console games in 25 countries. According to DFC, there are now 11 countries that have annual video game revenue in excess of $1 billion.

Movers: eBay, JPMorgan, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Nokia, United Technologies

EBay (EBAY) posts $0.43, vs. $0.34 a year ago, second quarter non-GAAP EPS on 20% revenue rise. Non-GAAP operating margin decreased to 31.9% primarily due to EBAY's faster growing, lower-margin businesses, such as PayPal and Skype. Sees 2008 revenue of $8.8-$9.05 billion, non-GAAP EPS of $1.72-$1.77. For third quarter, sees revenue of $2.1-$2.15 billion, non-GAAP EPS of $0.39-$0.41. Thomas Weisel, Goldman reportedly downgrade.

Movers: eBay, JPMorgan, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Nokia, United Technologies

EBay (EBAY) posts $0.43, vs. $0.34 a year ago, second quarter non-GAAP EPS on 20% revenue rise. Non-GAAP operating margin decreased to 31.9% primarily due to EBAY's faster growing, lower-margin businesses, such as PayPal and Skype. Sees 2008 revenue of $8.8-$9.05 billion, non-GAAP EPS of $1.72-$1.77. For third quarter, sees revenue of $2.1-$2.15 billion, non-GAAP EPS of $0.39-$0.41. Thomas Weisel, Goldman reportedly downgrade.

Movers: eBay, JPMorgan, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Nokia, United

EBay (EBAY) posts $0.43, vs. $0.34 a year ago, second quarter non-GAAP EPS on 20% revenue rise. Non-GAAP operating margin decreased to 31.9% primarily due to EBAY's faster growing, lower-margin businesses, such as PayPal and Skype. Sees 2008 revenue of $8.8-$9.05 billion, non-GAAP EPS of $1.72-$1.77. For third quarter, sees revenue of $2.1-$2.15 billion, non-GAAP EPS of $0.39-$0.41. Thomas Weisel, Goldman reportedly downgrade.

Movers: eBay, JPMorgan, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Nokia, United Technologies

EBay (EBAY) posts $0.43, vs. $0.34 a year ago, second quarter non-GAAP EPS on 20% revenue rise. Non-GAAP operating margin decreased to 31.9% primarily due to EBAY's faster growing, lower-margin businesses, such as PayPal and Skype. Sees 2008 revenue of $8.8-$9.05 billion, non-GAAP EPS of $1.72-$1.77. For third quarter, sees revenue of $2.1-$2.15 billion, non-GAAP EPS of $0.39-$0.41. Thomas Weisel, Goldman reportedly downgrade.

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Global revenue across the satellite industry grew 16 percent in 2007 to $123 billion, bolstered by growth in the satellite services, launch services and ground hardware sectors, according to the Satellite Industry Association's (SIA) annual report released June 11.

Videogame revenue to reach $57 billion in 2009

JUNE 30 | The worldwide videogame business will reach $57 billion in revenue in 2009, largely escaping any negative impact from today’s soft economy, according to DFC Intelligence forecasts.

Q2 revenue grows 29% at e-commerce technology provider ATG

E-commerce technology provider Art Technology Group Inc. has reported second quarter revenue of $41.9 million, a 29% increase over $32.6 million in the same quarter last year.

InvestSource, Inc.: New Revenue Center, "RoboServer Easy Pay," Created by AmeriResource Technologies, Inc.

InvestSource, Inc.: New Revenue Center, "RoboServer Easy Pay," Created by AmeriResource Technologies, Inc.

Microsoft online business flags despite overall revenue rise

Microsoft's revenue rose 18 percent for both its fiscal 2008 fourth quarter and year, but the company's Online Services Business (OSB), under scrutiny due to heated negotiations to purchase Yahoo's search business, continues to falter.

Consumer Electronics Revenue Expected to Top $700B in 2009

Arlington, Va. - Despite a slowdown in the U.S. economy, worldwide revenue for consumer electronics will grow nearly 10% percent this year, hitting the $700 billion mark by 2009, according to new data from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and the GfK Group.

Google's YouTube ad revenue short of expectations: report

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Advertising revenue from YouTube is likely to total about $200 million this year and thus fall short of parent company Google Inc's Google also has significantly cut the number of YouTube clips it will sell ads against, so as not to sell them against videos that may violate copyrights, the newspaper said, citing one source.

Search Engine Optimized Blog Service Announces Revenue Sharing Program

Blog Author announces revenue sharing features; Enables Bloggers to earn money while posting about their favorite subjects

AnswerCo Introduces Revenue-Generating Widget for Bloggers

DALLAS, TX -- 08/04/08 -- AnswerCo.com, the Web site that provides office and computer supplies cross reference information at your fingertips, is introducing a new revenue stream for bloggers in the form of a widget that gives their readers a pric..

Music Copyright trading revenue in line with expectations

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Music Copyright Solutions Plc. (MCS) said trading revenue continues in line with its expectations.

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