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SMBs to Increase Online Marketing Budgets in 2011: Survey
Online marketing budgets are set to rise, according to a recent survey of more than 750 small to medium-size business respondents by Zoomerang, an online survey and polling tool, and GrowBiz Media, an SMB content provider and consultant. Key factors prompting marketing budget growth in 2011 are increased expectation of the role and impact of…
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Small Business: Economic Recovery Anemic Until 2H 2011
(Reuters) – U.S. small-business owners believe a U.S. economic recovery is unlikely to accelerate before the second half of 2011 amid worries about issues such as healthcare costs, according to a quarterly survey. The survey, by human resources services company Administaff Inc, found 21 percent of small-business owners surveyed expect an economic rebound before mid-2011.…
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Google Android Gains Market Share as Apple iPhone Slips
(Reuters) – Google’s Android software platform rose to No. 2 spot globally on the booming smartphone market in the third quarter, research firm Canalys said on Monday. Nokia’s Symbian continued to lead the market with a 37 percent share, while Android had 17 percent of the market. It has surpassed Research In Motion, Apple and…
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ViewSonic Launches ViewPad 7 and ViewPad 10 to Rival iPad
ViewSonic is storming the tablet computer market with two new devices, ViewPad 7 and ViewPad 10, that keep the channel in mind. The new tablet computers, which will enter a market owned by Apple’s iPad, mark the first of what ViewSonic promises will be a complete family of tablets. The ViewPad 7 offers a…
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Business Interest in Apple iPad Rising: Ingram Micro
LOS ANGELES, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Technology distributor Ingram Micro Inc (NYSE:IM) is seeing increasing interest in Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad tablet as a business tool, opening up a larger potential market for the device. Greg Spierkel, chief executive of Ingram Micro, said Apple has preferred to sell the iPad to retailers but that the…
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Microsoft Quarter Strong on Windows, Office Sales
SEATTLE, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) beat Wall Street’s expectations with a 51 percent jump in quarterly profit, as higher sales of its flagship Windows and Office software knocked down fears Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad would take a bite out of its main business. Its shares, down 14 percent this year, rose 3…