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"This IPO will be interesting," he told the E-Commerce Times. "As always, pricing will be a key factor, and we may see it somewhere in the $21 to $23 per share range." In order to justify that price range, Twitter is going to have to sell its strengths to investors. The compa...

"The agents had to have the technical knowledge to understand the system, the resources to engage in undercover dealings and a lot of patience," Corbett told the E-Commerce Times. "Tying the site to a specific person -- especially given all the steps taken to maintain anonymity -- had to be a very difficult task."

"The news that three key investors want to push Bill Gates out as Chairman of the Board at Microsoft continues the public relations narrative that all is not good at Microsoft," David Johnson, principal of Strategic Vision, told the E-Commerce Times "Ballmer's resignation was ...

"The book industry desperately needs a new business model," Ira Brodsky, founder of Datacomm Research, told the E-Commerce Times Oyster Books recently debuted a $9.95-per-month service that gives iPhone and iPod touch users access to more than 100,000 books. Another app, eReat...

To one who has been predicting the demise of print media in the E-Commerce Times for over five years, it might seem odd that such a techie as Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos would buy The Washington Post. Why, even this past November, Bezos said in an interview with the German newspaper Berliner Zeitung, "one thing I'm certain about: There won't be printed newspapers in 20 years." ...

"It's not clear yet to social networks or content distributors how exactly the second-screen model works," Poor told the E-Commerce Times, "but this is a good idea, and it makes sense to get that information out there into the hands of the broadcasters. Facebook is just starting to turn a profit, and Twitter is going to have to show investors it can be profitable with its IPO coming up, so this makes total sense." ...

"The sad part of all this is they've played this out over years, so [the EC] is responding to a way that Google did business years ago," John M. Simpson, director of the Consumer Watchdog Privacy Project, told the E-Commerce Times "The company has substantially changed since t...

"We are the first company to offer free voice, text and data," FreedomPop spokesperson April Mayrath told the E-Commerce Times. "Right now, we are just launching with one phone, but have plans to launch the plan on several other new devices." FreedomPop's plan won't appeal to...

The company is "just grabbing at everything," Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, told the E-Commerce Times. "They really need to find a unique niche in the market where it makes sense for them to be." Gathr might not in and of itself save AOL, "but let's say...

"Capstone is not a software application that agencies use. It is an approach to managing email that is software-agnostic. Capstone focuses on leveraging existing technology for email and discovery that may already be installed at federal agencies," Paul Wester, chief records officer at NARA, told the E-Commerce Times.

"It surprised me because Apple doesn't have the distribution that Coke does, and we know Apple doesn't have the consumption that Coke does," Daniel M. Ladik, associate professor of marketing at Seton Hall University, told the E-Commerce Times However, "We may drink one or tw...

"I believe this is an indication that Ford wants to really own as much of the API connectivity real estate in the car that they can," Roger Lanctot, an associate director at Strategy Analytics, told the E-Commerce Times. Ford paints the acquisition as a step in its goal to ...

"We're disappointed in this decision and are considering our options," Nadja Blagojevic, a Google spokesperson, told the E-Commerce Times. "Automated scanning lets us provide Gmail users with security and spam protection, as well as great features like Priority Inbox." 'A Valu...

At the heart of the new algorithm is a new, better ranking system that "makes results more useful and relevant, especially when you ask Google long, complex questions," Google said in a statement provided to the E-Commerce Times by spokesperson Roya Soleimani Complex, Open-End...

"When asked the main reason why they do not use the Internet or email, non-Internet users give a variety of answers," Kathryn Zickuhr, research associate at the Pew Research Center's Internet Project, told the E-Commerce Times. "Among current non-Internet users, the most often cited reasons for staying offline relate to issues of relevance or usability."

"It is evident from the low price and free sign-up offer that Google is not interested in making money in the short term," Abdul told the E-Commerce Times. "That will come once there is a widespread adoption of their service -- that is their objective right now." 'A Lot of Cha...

Given that more and more retailers and websites are placing increasing emphasis on mobile, "eBay's acquisition of Braintree is an excellent strategic move," Jordan McKee, an analyst at the Yankee Group, told the E-Commerce Times "There are a number of synergies that exist betw...

"The fact that Amazon is providing live customer service only through the Kindle Fire HDX suggests that they are really premium Amazon shopping devices as much as content consumption tablets," Carl Howe, a research vice president at the Yankee Group, told the E-Commerce Times...

"RealNetworks' new cloud service is a good example of a company aiming for a neglected or ignored niche -- in this case, creating a video service that isn't beholden to any single platform or device," Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT, told the E-Commerce Times "That ...

"Autofill with Facebook gives people the option to use their payment information already stored on Facebook to populate the payment form when they make a purchase in a mobile app," Facebook spokesperson Tera Randall told the E-Commerce Times. "The app then processes and completes the payment."