Brand New Droid X For Only $64.99!
Jul 17th
Brand New Droid X For Only $64.99 – I’ll show you how!
Those of you who are clamoring to get your hands on the latest and greatest smartphone to come from Motorola so far this summer, the Droid X, I will show you how to get it cheaper than anyone else, using a few simple methods of leveraging your power as a consumer!
Step 1: The first thing you will want to do is signup for a free account at Big Crumbs. This website will enable you to get cashback for all of your online shopping (and that of your friends too!). You will get a whopping $60 cashback for using this free website to order your Droid X!
Step 2: Login to your new Big Crumbs account and search for LetsTalk.com. LetsTalk is one of the Internet’s leading cell phone service websites and this is where you will be ordering your new Droid X. You MUST click the link to LetsTalk through your BigCrumbs account or you will not get your $60 cashback! The price of the Droid X on LetsTalk is $149.99 with a new 2-year agreement on Verizon.
Step 3: On the checkout screen at LetsTalk, use the coupon code “25rafpcver1” to save an additional $25 off your Droid X order. This will bring your total being charged to your credit or debit card to $124.99.
Step 4: You will receive your $60 cashback from Big Crumbs via PayPal or Check a couple of months after your purchase. After this cashback your total cost for the new Droid X is only $64.99!
That’s it! Using these four steps you can save $135 off the price that Verizon is charging for a new Droid X. Enjoy!
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What The Hell Google?
Aug 30th
Well it looks like Shaun Carter dot Com just got the Google PR bitchslap down to a big fat zero. So, I guess there is a pagerank update underway and you may want to check your sites as well and see what your new rank is.
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Yahoo Stock Dips To Pre-Microsoft Levels
Aug 22nd
Is stock in Yahoo! a screaming buy now that it has fallen to its pre-Microsoft offer levels?
I’m not sure what Yahoo has up its sleeves for the future, but Jerry Yang will have to come up with a solution (very quickly) to recover the share price or face losing his job at the company he co-founded. Personally, I think he should have lost his job already. The shareholders of Yahoo have lost Billions of dollars because Yang refused to do a deal at $33 per share as Microsoft had offered.
The advertising deal with Google, should it pass regulatory scrutiny, will surely bring a windfall to Yahoo but will also put them at the mercy of the number one search advertising leader. The arrangement will also undoubtedly boost Google earnings in a significant way.
Yahoo’s P/E ratio of 27 is still reasonable, since Google is in the 30′s. But I think there will be more pullback in Yahoo shares before any sort of rally could be had. Although a hostile or friendly offer from another company could boost shares quickly, and perhaps Yang and Friends won’t make the same mistake twice, otherwise it will be a long time before Yahoo shareholders see $33/share again.
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Shaun Carter dot Com Now Offers DoFollow Commenting
Aug 14th
I have decided to do a little test here by eliminating the NoFollow attribute on comments using the Lucia’s Linky Love plugin. I am hoping this will bring more people to the blog and foster some more discussion
Another potential benefit to eliminating the NoFollow on comments is increased linking to the site and will increase the PageRank of Shaun Carter dot Com, which took a bit of a hit down to a PR of 2 during the last update.
Hopefully there won’t be much spam that gets through the Akismet filter. So far traffic is the same around here, but I’m sure once the blog makes it in some DoFollow lists things will pick up. As long as you see the U Comment, I Follow badge on the sidebar you have an opportunity to get link juice from ShaunCarter.com!
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Google's YouTube Revenue Dissapoints
Jul 9th
I believed when Google announced their purchase of YouTube that they would be able to monetize the video sharing site very well and make considerable amounts of cash, however I was a little too optimistic.
Google is reporting that the income from YouTube is much lower than its initial estimates used when valuing it’s buyout of the company. Revenue on YouTube will total approximately $200 Million this year, despite the site showing over 100,000,000 videos daily back in 2006! I can only imagine what that number is today.
I really thought that Google would place Adsense text or video ads before or after each video clip, however they have decided that advertisers do not like their ads being attached to content they can’t approve.
But wait, that’s exactly what the Adsense content network does to Adwords publishers. Adsense units are simply displayed on sites based upon keywords pulled from the content of the page, so how is that different from targeting ads on YouTube based upon video keywods and descriptions?
This revelation from Google is quite dissapointing and it seems they have found a way to squander a potential goldmine of profitability simply because they can’t figure it out. I highly doubt that users will just stop using the free video uploading service YouTube provides simply because there will be a short ad displayed either before or after a certain percentage of videos when played back.
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Microsoft and Yahoo End Talks For Good
Jun 13th
I applaud Microsoft for standing firm on their earlier announcement that they would not continue negotiating with Yahoo after their offer deadline had passed. Jerry Yang’s own ego got in the way of what was in the best interest of the shareholders and his days at Yahoo are surely numbered, despite the fact he is a company founder.
Yahoo is now at the mercy of a proposed deal with Google that will further cannibalize their own business. Obviously the news is good for Google as it will increase their share of the Internet search market, provided the deal will pass regulatory approval. But it is very unusual that a company would seek out a competitor to essentially bid out on the job of providing their core service. It would be like Buy.com becoming an Amazon.com affiliate rather than selling it’s own goods.
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Google 1Q Profits Jump 30%
Apr 17th
Google surprised analysts today by reporting a 30% increase in net profit for the first quarter of 2008. The news boosted Google stock 17% in after hours trading to 525 per share.
Google was beaten down lately because of reports about decreased click through rates and the effect it would have on earnings. But, what many failed to realize is that in the short term earnings may fall – but in the long term the economics will even out and earnings per click will increase to compensate for better targeted traffic.
I have noticed the effect of the decreased click area of Adsense ads on my websites, but my overall earnings have increased with time. If anything will perk Google stock back up, it’s the realization the the slumping economy is not affecting earnings and the decreased click area is helping Google attract more advertisers at a more attractive CPC.
I have been accumulating at levels below 500 per share and doubt that Google will see anything in that range again as long as earnings continue to climb. Any potential advertising agreement with Yahoo should also significantly impact earnings to the upside. I expect an announcement of a formalized agreement from Yahoo within 30-60 days.
I will continue adding to my position on any weakness around the 500 per share price range.
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Yahoo to Reject Microsoft Buyout Offer
Feb 9th
On Monday, Yahoo will be announcing that they are rejecting the unsolicited $44.6 Billion buyout offer they received from Microsoft earlier this month.
This is exactly the move I was hoping for. Depending on how traders take the news on Monday, Yahoo shares could climb if they believe Microsoft will make a counter-offer or they could plummet and create a terrific buying opportunity, as I hope they do.
Yahoo will state that they are unwilling to accept any offers lower than $40 per share. If shares do fall to pre-buyout levels of $20/share, then a buyer at that price could double up on news of an increased offer of $40 or more per share from Microsoft or another bidder. Another problem with Microsoft’s original offer was that it was a cash and stock deal, and Microsoft shares have fallen more than 10% since the offer was announced, further diluting its value.
There is talk that Yahoo would be better off signing up Google to serve sponsored search links on Yahoo.com to generate increased revenue, but I doubt that an arrangement like that would win over regulators.
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Will Microsoft Increase Yahoo Bid?
Feb 6th
I’ve been watching the news relating to the Microsoft bid for Yahoo very closely and I think that an increased bid around $40-45 per share could be in the offing. I am considering entering a position in Yahoo for this very reason as it appears that there is very little worry of any antitrust issues with a potential merger. The more Google cries about it, the more regulators will see that the competition is needed.
Tonight a story broke about the potential for an increased bid and it will likely push shares of Yahoo up to and perhaps above the current $31 per share offer. UBS is setting a price target for Yahoo at $34 per share which would mean a little less than 10% premium over the current offer. I feel that is too conservative for a potential offer increase.
The best scenario here for an astute trader would be a rejection from Yahoo’s board of Microsoft’s current offer, which would send the stock down to $20 or lower almost immediately. Picking up shares at that price could prove very profitable should Microsoft come back with a higher offer.
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Google Drops Below $500/Share
Feb 5th
Google dipped below $500 per share on Monday and Tuesday before climbing back out of the doldrums Tuesday morning. Google is suffering from missing its earnings estimate and from the news of a potential Yahoo buyout.
Both of those events contributed to the plummeting stock price of Google and has made the price extremely attractive for investors. I’ve been accumulating at prices between $500-515/share and don’t think the stock will stay below $500 for any extended period of time.
I believe something good may come of the missed earnings incident and that is Google will have to begin reigning in their runaway expenses. Spending lavishly on unnecessary items within their headquarters has made headlines, but it does nothing but burn up the bottom line. I believe Google can still maintain their ranking as the best place to work in America and still find a way to control costs enough to boost earnings in the future.
Google’s assertion that Microsoft buying Yahoo would cause anti-trust concerns is way overblown and just an attempt for them to derail the merger, but in all reality they are just making a better case for the deal by proving it will cause increased competition – something that Google has never had. As it is now, Google is to the Internet what Microsoft was to the Operating System. If Google doesn’t tread carefully in the future they could be facing antitrust issues themselves.
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