At the end of 3Q17, TripAdvisor had $763.0 million in cash and short-term investments on its balance sheet—lower than the ~$904.0 million it had at the end of 2016.
In its earnings call on November 23, Ctrip.com (CTRP) announced that it acquired a majority stake in Skyscanner, a metasearch engine based in Scotland, for ~$1.7 billion.
According to Reuter, of the 31 analysts tracking Ctrip, 26 analysts have issued a “buy,” while three have issued a “hold,” and two have issued a “sell.”
On September 19, Google launched its brand new travel app, Google Trips. The app aims to be a tour guide, helping travelers develop an entire itinerary.
Out of 43 analysts covering Twitter, 13 have given it a “buy” recommendation, five have given it a “sell” recommendation, and 25 have given it a “hold” recommendation.
Intensifying competition from rivals such as Facebook (FB), Instagram, LinkedIn (LNKD), and Snapchat coupled with declining user engagement are the primary reasons behind Twitter’s stagnating user base.
Alphabet’s (GOOG) Google X unit aims to develop an autonomous car that does not require any human intervention and at the same time, maintains safety on the road.
In February 2016, Alibaba announced it would buy 33 million shares of Groupon (GRPN). With a 5.6% stake, Alibaba will become the fourth-largest investor in the company.
As of February 24, 2016, Twitter (TWTR) has generated returns of -62.9% for the trailing 12 months (or TTM) and -5.8% in the trailing-one-month period.
Facebook (FB) is highly monetizing its growing user base of 1.6 billion as of 4Q15. It’s doing this by liberalizing its policies for publishing Instant Articles.
Facebook has announced the rollout of live video streaming to all iPhone users across the United States. This new feature will be part of the Facebook app.
Amazon’s 4Q15 results drove a hostile market reaction and dragged shares down by 14%, despite the fact that it achieved its highest quarterly growth ever.
On February 10, 2016, Twitter (TWTR) is set to release its 4Q15 earnings results. In 3Q15, the company beat analysts’ estimates despite investors driving the price down by 10.2%.
Twitter has faced a number of issues that have slowed its MAU (monthly active user) growth. It’s active users haven’t seen much growth in the United States.
E-commerce vendors are leveraging social media sites to increase their website traffic. Social media sites have introduced “Show Now” or “Buy” buttons to land users on their mobile devices.
A split consideration took place when Qualcomm shares were continuing to fall, with market value at $72 billion from $130 billion in 2014. JANA Partners raised concerns and told Qualcomm to split.
Until now, Amazon has highly depended on a logistics partner for delivery, but it has come up with its own delivery process to bypass the intermediary.
Yahoo (YHOO) has come up with a new mobile app that helps users find their favorite TV shows or movies available on various streaming service providers.
In October 2015, Microsoft’s (MSFT) online revenue from the tablet surpassed the online revenue generated by Apple’s iPad. Microsoft captured 45%, while Apple got 17%.
eBay’s management said that despite its 8 million product listings, the largest collection online, the company’s data is largely unstructured. As a result, it’s more challenging for search engines to index its inventory.
The company’s take rate is the commission eBay (EBAY) charges on the goods and services sold through its platform. Its platform consists of eBay Marketplaces as well as its payments system, Paypal.
A few weeks back, Facebook (FB) acquired LiveRail, which is an online video advertising platform that helps customers to monetize their video inventory efficiently.
