Anthony John Agnello

Anthony John Agnello

Consumer and Technology Writer

Anthony John Agnello is a financial journalist, tech writer and critic. He joined InvestorPlace.com as a contributing writer in June 2010.

Anthony began covering the entertainment and technology industries in 2004, and has a keen eye for how artistic movements and consumer tastes can lead to dramatic industry shifts.

His byline has appeared in a wide range of publications and websites including MTV, Electronic Gaming Monthly, The Onion AV Club, The Escapist, 1UP.com, Game Pro and Nerve.com.

Recent Articles

Nintendo Reports First Losses in 7 Years

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer

Nintendo is suffering its first losses in seven years as Nintendo DS hardware is in steep sales decline and Wii sales stumble.

News Corp. Relaunches Myspace in Last Ditch Effort vs. Facebook

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer

News Corp.'s $580 million social network has spent the last three years stagnating, surviving as a low cost marketing tool while losing millions in advertising revenue with each passing quarter. Traffic has fallen -20% from those 2008 heights and according to News Corp. themselves, Myspace loses about $100 million every year. Now what?

Apple (AAPL) Rumors – Record Ad Spending, Revenue

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer

Apple 10-K filing discloses record advertising spending in 2010 as well as record revenue.

Zynga Valued Higher Than Electronic Arts as IPO Expectations Rise

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer

Since the studio opened in 2007, when they received millions in start up investment from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers' iFund, Zynga has expanded from a tiny start up with a handful of employees to a multinational force with a staff of 1300.

Facebook Virtual Transaction Business Comes to Retailers

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer

While businesses and investors strain themselves predicting how precisely money is going to be made from software and applications distributed on mobile platforms and through social networks, a pattern is starting to emerge: it isn't the app or game itself that you sell, it's what you sell inside of it.

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