Rocco Penn — Historical articles

Last week saw one of the biggest buzz buildups surround a game in history as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 launched today. While debates, reviews, and...

If there was any doubt about the difference in marketing budgets between rival first-person shooters Battlefield 3 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3,...

The wagons are circled at the Netflix camp as hundreds of thousands of subscribers cancelled in the last few months, but that doesn't seem to scare the...

In so many things, understanding comes by following the money. It works in many criminal cases, political decisions, and societal sentiment. It also...

Steve Ballmer can never be called shy. Within moments of opening his appearance oat the Web 2.0 Summit this week, he started his offensive against Google...

Smartphone season unofficially started last week with the release of the iPhone 4S. As Android phone makers try to capture their share of the lucrative...

When costs are high and demand is low, it's time to cut out the middle man. That seems to be what Amazon is doing in their latest move to expand both...

In the fast moving world of tech (and the faster moving world of social media) finding the happy medium between family and professional life can be a...

Steam has more competition coming its way as Amazon is expected to offer PC game pre-orders on digital downloads starting today. The online sales giant...

And just like that, it's gone. Netflix is quickly turning into the faux pas kings of the entertainment world with mistakes, mishaps, missteps, and...

There are two signs that point to a company entering into "desperation mode": big cuts and big investments. Big, risky investments often signal prosperity...

Social media has had a tremendous effect on many aspects of life and work over the last couple of years. Marketing and advertising have been particularly...