Tuesday: February 9, 2010
- Pirating an unreleased Nintendo game? That'll cost you a million and change.
'The legal proceeding resulted in a settlement in which the individual will pay to Nintendo the sum of 1.5 million (Australian) dollars by way of damages to compensate Nintendo for the loss of sales revenue caused by the individual's actions,' it said in a statement.
Monday: February 8, 2010
- Google will probably make over a billion via online advertising this year.
In display advertising, Google lags behind Yahoo!, which had revenue of $6.5 billion in 2009 that was generated largely from its display ads. Google has tried to catch up in part through acquisitions. Two of the biggest were aimed at the display ad market.
Tuesday: November 24, 2009
- Twitter would like you to know that they will start to make money in 2010.
Revenue through non-traditional advertising will be key in 2010 according to Twitter founder, Biz Stone. Oh, and there may be some more acquisitions on the horizon as well.
Monday: August 24, 2009
- Twitter might be offering some premium services in the near future.
Certified accounts, anayltics and some kind of 'commercial layer' can all be yours if you have the cash to pony up.
Friday: July 17, 2009
- Blu-ray disc sales actually up this quarter.
Rentals and overall sales are significantly higher than the were the same time last year. Take that, DVD.
- Video game sales see a 31% drop for the month of June.
As the article states, most due to the face that there aren't any 'blockbuster' titles currently available.