The excellent PEJ annual State of the News Media 2010 report is out and available with some chilling facts about newspapers : Newspaper ad revenue is down some 45% over the last three years and the newsroom has shed some 15,000 jobs over the same period. Everyone should read this opening anecdote in the newspaper chapter (E&P, The Biz Blog). A new biography on Joseph Pulitzer, "Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print, and Power" by Jonah Raskin notes that during the turn of the last century people were bemoaning the death of newspapers and journalism too (LAT). 
Share:  The excellent PEJ annual State of the <span class="company">News Media</span> 2010 report is out and available with some chilling facts about newspapers : Newspaper ad revenue is down some 45% over the last three years and the newsroom has shed some 15,000 jobs over the same period. Everyone should read this opening anecdote in the newspaper chapter (E&P, The Biz Blog). A new biography on Joseph Pulitzer, "Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print, and Power" by Jonah Raskin notes that during the turn of the last century people were bemoaning the death of newspapers and journalism too (LAT). Tweet this 

The final iPad estimates for the weekend from the AAPL Sanity board say Apple saw 152,000 iPad pre orders during opening weekend. Philip Elmer DeWitt has the full breakdown of the data . The estimates are made by looking at the order ID numbers and guessing from there. 
Share:  The final iPad estimates for the weekend from the AAPL Sanity board say <span class="company">Apple</span> saw 152,000 iPad pre orders during opening weekend. Philip Elmer DeWitt has the full breakdown of the data . The estimates are made by looking at the order ID numbers and guessing from there. Tweet this 

Jefferies & Co downgrades Zumiez (Nasdaq: ZUMZ ) from Buy to Hold, lowers price target from $22 to $19. 
Share:  <span class="sent"><span class="analyst">Jefferies</span> & Co downgrades <span class="company">Zumiez</span> (Nasdaq: ZUMZ ) from Buy to Hold, lowers price target from $22 to $19.</span> Tweet this 

Janney analyst says, "We rate DWA NEUTRAL and believe DWA shares now have a less favorable risk/reward owing to greater P&A risk on Dragon, recent USD strength, and recent share appreciation. 
Share:  <span class="sent"><span class="analyst">Janney</span> analyst says, "We rate DWA NEUTRAL and believe DWA shares now have a less favorable risk/reward owing to greater P&A risk on Dragon, recent USD strength, and recent share appreciation.</span> Tweet this 

Infrastructure with the introduction of a new family of virtual WAN Optimization appliances. Blue Coat ® ProxySG ®. Virtual Appliances run on industry standard servers and are designed to optimize the delivery of advanced business applications and streamline the consolidation of branch office IT infrastructure. A server running the new ProxySG Virtual Appliance can also support Microsoft Windows Server 2008, various networking functions and any locally run applications to maximize flexibility and lower operational costs."Server virtualization is enabling WAN optimization vendors to offer flexible solutions for branch office boxes (BOBs) by providing WOCs as virtual appliances that run as a guest on off the shelf hardware," said Joe Skorupa, vice president, Gartner. "This approach enables enterprises to consolidate branch office IT infrastructure and lower cost without compromising on capabilities.". 
Share:  Infrastructure with the introduction of a new family of virtual WAN Optimization appliances. <span class="company">Blue Coat</span> ® ProxySG ®. Virtual Appliances run on industry standard servers and are designed to optimize the delivery of advanced business applications and streamline the consolidation of branch office IT infrastructure. A server running the new ProxySG Virtual Appliance can also support Microsoft Windows Server 2008, various networking functions and any locally run applications to maximize flexibility and lower operational costs."Server<span class="sent"> virtualization is enabling WAN optimization vendors to offer flexible solutions for branch office boxes (BOBs) by providing WOCs as virtual appliances that run as a guest on off the shelf hardware," said <span class="analyst">Joe Skorupa</span>, vice president, Gartner.</span> "This approach enables enterprises to consolidate branch office IT infrastructure and lower cost without compromising on capabilities.". Tweet this 

He predicts that as the recovery gains traction, CSX stock will hit $65 to $70 in a year. With CSX transporting many of the basic materials required in manufacturing and construction, including coal and scraps used by steel mills, the company is sure to gain from the recovery, says Standard & Poor's analyst Kevin Kirkeby, who rates the stock a buy with a 12 month target of $59 a share. 
Share:  He predicts that as the recovery gains traction, <span class="company">CSX</span> stock will hit $65 to $70 in a year.<span class="sent"> With <span class="company">CSX</span> transporting many of the basic materials required in manufacturing and construction, including coal and scraps used by steel mills, the company is sure to gain from the recovery, says Standard & Poor's analyst <span class="analyst">Kevin Kirkeby</span>, who rates the stock a buy with a 12 month target of $59 a share.</span>...<span class="sent">With <span class="company">CSX</span> transporting many of the basic materials required in manufacturing and construction, including coal and scraps used by steel mills, the company is sure to gain from the recovery, says Standard & Poor's analyst <span class="analyst">Kevin Kirkeby</span>, who rates the stock a buy with a 12 month target of $59 a share.</span> <span class="company">CSX</span> deserves a higher valuation, he says, because of its solid cash flow and signs that freight volumes are starting to recover. Coal alone accounted for 30% of 2009 revenue. But the biggest contributor is its merchandise freight, including chemicals, forest products, metals and agricultural products, which combined to generate 48% of total revenue....<span class="sent">With <span class="company">CSX</span> transporting many of the basic materials required in manufacturing and construction, including coal and scraps used by steel mills, the company is sure to gain from the recovery, says Standard Tweet this 

Kaufman analyst says, "While we believe the company will benefit from multiple growth drivers (HD, ecommerce and cloud computing) and the worst of the media pricing declines are likely behind Akamai, we believe shares are fairly valued at current levels given our expectation for 10% 15% LTgrowth." . 
Share:  <span class="sent"><span class="analyst">Kaufman</span> analyst says, "While we believe the company will benefit from multiple growth drivers (HD, ecommerce and cloud computing) and the worst of the media pricing declines are likely behind <span class="company">Akamai</span>, we believe shares are fairly valued at current levels given our expectation for 10% 15% LTgrowth." .</span> Tweet this