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U.S. Economic Data Reports Flat 2010 Market

Overall industrial production would have fallen except for a 1.6 percent surge for utilities. The Bankers Conference Board reports its index of leading economic indicators, which forecasts activity over the next six months into 2010, rose 0.3 percent last month, less than the 0.5 percent gain economists anticipated. The Mortgage Bankers Association nnounced more than 14 percent of American homeowners with a mortgage were either behind on their payments or in foreclosure at the end of September.READ»

The Trouble With a High-Priced Valuation

Lately, in spite of the down economy, I've been seeing what I would call rich valuations for companies in the digital media space. A certain white-label social networking site, a microblogging site, and a behavioral analytics firm all ...READ»

Microsoft Quarterly Revenues, Profits Take a Hit

If Apple's recent financial report had a musical theme, you might choose Tchaikovski's 1812. But Microsoft's just-revealed quarterly stats might incline toward something somber from Handel ... they're not looking cheery. The lead ...READ»

IBM Patent Means Your TV Remote Will Twitter Too

It's only a matter of time before someone releases a dedicated gadget for Tweeting. And now an IBM patent has surfaced implying that soon your TV remote control will do your microblogging for you.READ»

Bit.ly to Turn Its Diced-Up URLs Into a Real-Time News Feed

The real-time push in online systems has attracted a new fan: Bit.ly. The URL shortening service has unveiled plans to turn its torrent of Twitter shortened URLs into a refined flow of news. Clever. And it'll make money too. Bit.ly ...READ»

The Big, Awkward Problem of YouTube Fees

YouTube has become our national trove of free video, a place where a company can find a free platform for video marketing junk and individuals can watch dogs sleepwalk. But as we've discussed before, the Web's video giant costs Google ...READ»

Netbook Boom Causes Microsoft's Revenues to Stutter

Microsoft posted a quarterly drop in sales and profits yesterday, which is interesting news all by itself, considering the mammoth scale of Microsoft's PC dominance. But hidden in the data is the suggestion that one of the causes of ...READ»

Biggest Indie Films of All Time

Indie films are notoriously risky investments, but when the stars align, they pay out big. These are the three biggest indie films of all time.READ»

• IndieVest Attracts Indie-Film Investors With Reduced-Risk Model

YouTube May Finally Make Money

It’s been years since YouTube became the jewel in Google’s [GOOG] crown in terms of usership, but it’s never made the company a dime. Now it seems the search giant is figuring out effective ways to monetize their video site, ...READ»