The Irish Times

Elon Musk: a new kind of media baron charges into Twitter

Tesla chief gains a voice at a platform that has helped define his disruptive brand

Wed Apr 06 2022 - 15:57

Snapchat baby filter helps parent company to come of age

Snap delivers bumper second-quarter results

Wed Jul 24 2019 - 13:07

Does Facebook really know how many fake accounts it has?

New figures show accounts taken down each quarter are equivalent to 25%-35% of its active users

Fri Feb 01 2019 - 01:00

Twitter ad sales surge, sending shares up 16%

Quarterly advertising revenue jumps 29% to $650 million year on year

Thu Oct 25 2018 - 14:34

Facebook: Where did it go wrong?

It was the forecast of a significant slowing in the second half of the year that caused stocks to tumble

Thu Jul 26 2018 - 21:14

Four things to watch in Facebook’s results

Social network due to report after markets close on Wednesday

Wed Apr 25 2018 - 12:24

Google owner reports sales and profits that top analysts’ estimates

Alphabet sees better pricing on ads and unrealised income from start-up investments

Mon Apr 23 2018 - 22:05

Snapchat founder laughs at Facebook threat but analysts unamused

Company has ‘ridiculous valuation to either justify or demonstrate they’ll grow into’

Thu May 11 2017 - 11:33

US brands suspend ads from Google over offensive videos

Verizon and AT&T join UK firms in pulling online adverts from YouTube platform

Thu Mar 23 2017 - 09:19

Pro-Trump billionaires buy last-minute swing state ads

Wealthy Republicans pour money into Trump TV ads in final bid to secure votes

Fri Nov 04 2016 - 12:19

Walt Disney beats estimates as it aims to lure web viewers

Streaming investment to ‘allay investor fears’ about relevance in online world

Wed Aug 10 2016 - 08:43

Google’s parent Alphabet misses profit and revenue targets

Company says it spent more money to build traffic for its mobile advertising services

Fri Apr 22 2016 - 07:59

Facebook’s Oculus Rift set to go on sale today

Wall Street analysts expect virtual reality headset sales in the low hundred-thousands

Wed Jan 06 2016 - 11:04

Higher costs to attract eyeballs weigh on Yahoo forecast

Shares marginally down at $39.34 in after-market trading

Wed Jul 22 2015 - 07:13

Yahoo ekes out third quarter revenue gain

Revenue from Yahoo’s search business rose 4 per cent year-on-year to $452 million

Wed Oct 22 2014 - 08:13

Shares in Twitter fall 10% after slowdown in user growth

Social network says its 255 million monthly users check service less frequently than a year ago

Wed Apr 30 2014 - 07:36

Yahoo chief operating officer dismissed after 14 months

CEO Marissa Mayer ‘disappointed’ with Henrique de Castro’s efforts

Thu Jan 16 2014 - 07:59

Ad agency giants, Publicis and Omnicom, announce merger

New Publicis Omnicom Group expects to generate efficiencies of about $500m

Mon Jul 29 2013 - 01:19