Search leader Google (GOOGL) and social media leader Facebook (FB) will remain the Nos. 1 and 2 sellers of digital and mobile ads worldwide this year, but China’s search leader Baidu (BIDU) and its e-commerce king Alibaba Holdings (BABA) are fast becoming powerhouses, says a new report from research firm eMarketer. Baidu and Alibaba appeared at Nos. 3 and 4, respectively, on the annual digital ad power players report that eMarketer released on
Four IPOs scheduled this week are expected to raise $923 million and likely will be the last new issues of 2014, the hottest year for initial public offerings since 2000. OnDeck Capital (ONDK), which provides an online platform for small-business lending, plans to raise $170 million by offering 10 million shares at 16 to 18. It will list on the NYSE under the ticker ONDK and start trading Wednesday. Investors in OnDeck include Google (GOOGL) and
Action camera maker GoPro (GPRO) is making progress toward its goal of becoming a media company, a report Monday from Dougherty & Co. suggests. The San Mateo, Calif.-based company is looking to capitalize on the plethora of user images shot with its cameras as well as its own professionally produced adventure videos. “GoPro (GPRO) last week continued to build viewership for its media brand, adding over 18,000 subscribers to its YouTube channel (implied 39% annual growth rate) and over 51,000 Instagram followers (implied 74% growth rate),” Dougherty analyst Charles Anderson said in his research note. “GoPro also gained 26,000 new ‘Likes’ for its Facebook (FB) page, growing the audience by 21% year over year. “GoPro’s channels on Google’s (GOOGL) YouTube now have nearly 2.81 subscribers. Its Instagram page has 3.7 million followers. Its Facebook page has almost 8.25 million likes. But GoPro stock was down more than 3%, near 58.50, in…