Chris Nerney

It is one of the few Internet companies that has become synonymous with the market it dominates. That is, almost no one merely mentions “online auctions.” Instead, they talk specifically about eBay . Now eBay is shrewdly leveraging its superior brand awareness to develop revenue streams that will run through the capital of “old media”: […]

It is one of the few Internet companies that has become synonymous with the market it dominates. That is, almost no one merely mentions “online auctions.” Instead, they talk specifically about eBay . Now eBay is shrewdly leveraging its superior brand awareness to develop revenue streams that will run through the capital of “old media”: […]

It is one of the few Internet companies that has become synonymous with the market it dominates. That is, almost no one merely mentions “online auctions.” Instead, they talk specifically about eBay . Now eBay is shrewdly leveraging its superior brand awareness to develop revenue streams that will run through the capital of “old media”: […]

It is one of the few Internet companies that has become synonymous with the market it dominates. That is, almost no one merely mentions “online auctions.” Instead, they talk specifically about eBay . Now eBay is shrewdly leveraging its superior brand awareness to develop revenue streams that will run through the capital of “old media”: […]

StockTracker Daily eBay Goes Hollywood By Chris Nerney It is one of the few Internet companies that has become synonymous with the market it dominates. That is, almost no one merely mentions “online auctions.” Instead, they talk specifically about eBay . Now eBay is shrewdly leveraging its superior brand awareness to develop revenue streams that […]

It is one of the few Internet companies that has become synonymous with the market it dominates. That is, almost no one merely mentions “online auctions.” Instead, they talk specifically about eBay . Now eBay is shrewdly leveraging its superior brand awareness to develop revenue streams that will run through the capital of “old media”: […]

Apparently it took Friday’s dip below the $20 mark for investors to notice that RealNetworks represents a strong buying opportunity, as shares jumped more than 10% in early trading Monday. But shares of the online streaming media software market leader, which traded as high as $96 just eight months ago, have been moving deeper into […]

With so many Internet stocks hitting new lows every day, it was only a matter of time before the entire market followed suit. On Thursday, the Nasdaq ended trading at 3074.68, beating its previous low close for the year of 3164.29 on May 23. Meanwhile, internet.com’s Internet Stock Index, or ISDEX, finished at 595.79, barely […]

Just a few weeks ago, internet.com’s Internet Stock Index was on a jagged but determined march north, coming within a few percentage points of finishing in the black for the first time since April 7. Today, the ISDEX is traveling a much straighter road. Unfortunately, it’s headed due south. And unless it can reverse direction […]

The list of biggest losers in the Internet ticker market meltdown of recent weeks is dominated, not surprisingly, by emaciated smaller players flirting with penny-stock status. There’s Breakaway Solutions , down 80% in the past month, with a market cap and stock price through Tuesday’s trading of $136.5 million and $3.03 per share, respectively; InterWorld […]

Everyone knows that Yahoo is the leading Web portal, but many Internet investors this week are hoping the company enters the firewall business. After Tuesday’s market close, Yahoo will release its much-awaited third quarter earnings report. How well YHOO does, especially against expectations, and how the market responds may go a long way toward determining […]

If the Internet stocks meltdown of last spring was an overdue and unsurprising wake-up call to giddy investors, the freefall currently gripping ‘Net tickers is an unanticipated terror ride. Whereas the spring massacre was viewed as a useful, if somewhat painful, mechanism for thinning out the weak and undeserving, the nasty ‘Net ticker avalanche now […]