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You may always correlate Verizon as a carrier that provides Internet and communication to users through 3G and 4G LTE plans. Typically ranked as one of the top telecommunications companies, Verizon has a large, strong customer base that allows it to compete effectively with other carriers, namely AT&T. However, whether you use Verizon or not, you may be unconsciously using one of its other services, namely Oath Inc. Say you want to catch up on the latest news; you go to Yahoo News. Or maybe catch up on your favorite stocks; you go to Yahoo Finance. Or maybe simply wanting to find the definition of a word; you use Yahoo Search. Or even send an email to someone regarding an important event; you use Yahoo Mail. Or catch up on the latest updates in sports; you use Yahoo Sports. All in all, Yahoo has a whole suite of relevant and beneficial tools that can promote productivity and learning. While it is no apparent and clear competitor to Google, wide audiences still utilize the platfor...

Facebook recently reported earnings, and the results were worrisome in all aspects, with regards to the present and future. Not only did the company fail to meet revenue and daily active user (DAU) expectations, it also forecasts considerable decline in revenue growth through the coming quarters, cautioned by CFO David Wehner. This is justifiable since Facebook reported its slowest user growth rate ever for the quarter. As a social media platform dependent on advertisements, Facebook mandates a growing user base to remain the best site for advertising; decline in growth would concurrently slow revenue gains as competitors such as Twitter and Snapchat might gain more ground. However, Facebook attempted to belittle these pessimistic views with an optimistic statement that 2.5 billion people use at least one of the company's apps, which extend to Instagram and WhatsApp. While Instagram confidently can foresee growth in the future, especially after its introduction of IGTV, Fac...