Expedia stepped into this quarter with something more than just healthy numbers—it showed momentum. The company reported 12% year-on-year growth in gross bookings and 9% revenue growth, both ahead of prior guidance. What stands out is how broad-based the demand recovery appears, especially in the U.S., where room night growth reached its fastest pace in more than three years. … [Read more...] about Expedia Group: Reacceleration in Core Travel Demand and Strong B2B Tailwinds Push Results Above Expectations
BuzzFeed, Inc. – Q3 2025 Analytical Report
BuzzFeed’s results for the third quarter of 2025 reflect a company still navigating a difficult transition away from platform dependency toward a more controlled, direct-audience strategy. While management continues to emphasize progress in audience relationships and first-party traffic, the financial metrics underscore ongoing structural challenges across digital media: … [Read more...] about BuzzFeed, Inc. – Q3 2025 Analytical Report
The Rise of the Micro-Series Phenomenon
Few revolutions in media arrive with such stealth. While the Western world obsessed over the decline of cinema attendance and the streaming wars between Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon, something very different was incubating in China’s digital underground. It didn’t come from filmmakers or Silicon Valley, but from mobile app developers who had spent years mastering the art of … [Read more...] about The Rise of the Micro-Series Phenomenon
Canva’s Creative Operating System: A Strategic Shockwave for the Design Industry
Canva’s introduction of its Creative Operating System represents more than a product upgrade—it’s a structural challenge to the creative software status quo. The company, already a ubiquitous presence in visual communication, has now positioned itself as a full-stack creative and marketing platform, merging design, AI, and brand management into one ecosystem. While the … [Read more...] about Canva’s Creative Operating System: A Strategic Shockwave for the Design Industry
The End of the Traffic Economy? What’s Next for Small E-Commerce
The business model that fueled the rise of small e-commerce websites for the last two decades is now in decline. Google’s search-driven traffic economy — built on ads, SEO, and organic discovery — is being squeezed by AI models that answer questions directly, intercept shopping intent, and cut out the very referral traffic that small merchants relied on. What used to be a … [Read more...] about The End of the Traffic Economy? What’s Next for Small E-Commerce
