Twitter reported its financial results for the second quarter 2014 this week: Q2 revenue of $312 million, up 124% year-over-year Q2 net loss of $145 million and non-GAAP net income of $15 million Q2 GAAP EPS of ($0.24) and non-GAAP EPS of $0.02 Q2 adjusted EBITDA of $54 million, representing an adjusted EBITDA margin of 17% Depending on which media report or commentary you read, it's either an unimpressive financial performance, or a strong performance to silence critics. Either … [Read more...] about Defining Twitter by more than the numbers
Archives for July 2014
FIR Interview: Photographer and Social Activist Angus Malcolm on Online Communication and Fundraising
Angus Malcolm has been the creative force behind the Warwick Rowers Naked Calendar. Warwick Rowers describes itself as a large and highly active sports club with substantial ambitions. This year the club is attending over 20 competitions across the length and breadth of the country during a 40-week racing season. Whether novice or experienced, male or female, as a member of Warwick Rowing, athletes can expect to participate in a determined and enthusiastic rowing programme. The Naked … [Read more...] about FIR Interview: Photographer and Social Activist Angus Malcolm on Online Communication and Fundraising
The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #766: July 28, 2014
Coming soon: FIR Live Google+ Hangout On Air in the works to talk about translation, FIR Interview with Jeff Pyatt of Outbrain, Harry Hawk's FIR Interview with Angus Malcolm on the organic reach of quality content; Quick News: Ex-Ford social media head Scott Monty joins SHIFT Communications; Reddit Live is official: anyone can create a breaking news blog; the future looks mobile for Facebook; relevance, trust, subject matter authority required for native ads; Ragan promo; News That Fits: … [Read more...] about The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #766: July 28, 2014
Factory Media talks Programmatic and Native Advertising
Guest author Chris Talintyre is Head of Audience Development & Activation at Factory Media and talks about the power of understanding huge audiences in real-time and the opportunities it’s bringing to leading brands targeting sports enthusiasts. As consumers increasingly share content, it’s creating a huge amount of data to analyse giving us insight on not just our readers (think boarders, skaters, surfers, BMXers) but their friends, colleagues and contacts. We can better understand and … [Read more...] about Factory Media talks Programmatic and Native Advertising
Just a bit less minimalist
About a month ago, I made a big change to this website when I redesigned it and combined the blog with my business website, with both on the same single domain. At the time, I talked up my strong feeling about a minimalist approach to a presence on the social web, doing away with all the clutter that tends to populate so many websites with widgets, ads, popups galore, and more. If you observed that change and have visited this site since then, you'll notice another change if you're reading … [Read more...] about Just a bit less minimalist
The future looks mobile for Facebook
Facebook posted its financial report on July 23 for the second quarter of its 2014 financial year. The report shows financial pluses across the board for the mega social network in significant areas: Overall revenue for the second quarter of 2014 was $2.91 billion, an increase of 61 percent compared to the same period last year. Revenue from advertising was $2.68 billion, a 67 percent increase over the same quarter last year - and around 92 percent of overall revenue reported for the … [Read more...] about The future looks mobile for Facebook
FIR Cut: Michael Netzley’s Asia Report for Episode #765
Due to technical issues, Michael Netzley's Asia Report did not arrive in time for inclusion in FIR #765 published on July 21, so we’re offering it as an FIR Cut. Discussion references: SIA says sorry for insensitive social media posts linked to MH17 crash Edelman disclosed links to detained Chinese news anchor Star anchor’s real sin my have been hypocrisy What they’re saying about CCTV host Rui Chenggang’s detention Edelman begins internal inquiry after detention of CCTV … [Read more...] about FIR Cut: Michael Netzley’s Asia Report for Episode #765
The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #765: July 21, 2014
Quick News: French blogger fined for writing a critical restaurant review that achieved a high Google search ranking, Russian government caught editing Wikipedia entry for MH17 tragedy, is PressFriendly making PR agencies sweat?, Bing follows Google in offering Europeans the 'right to be forgotten'; Ragan promo; News That Fits: Are automated 'editing bots' the future foundation for knowledge development on Wikipedia?; Dan York's Tech Report: at the IETF meeting in Toronto, Google Analytics … [Read more...] about The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #765: July 21, 2014