Facebook's financial performance is stronger than previously believed, as the Internet social network's explosive growth in users and advertisers boosted 2009 revenue to as much as $ 800 million, according to two sources familiar with the situation.
The company also earned a solid net profit, in the tens of millions of dollars last year, one of the sources said.
That growth in profit and revenue underscores how Facebook is increasingly making money off its 6-year-old service, which ranks as the world's largest Web social network with nearly half a billion users.
That sort of performance is likely to whet the appetites of investors keen for a public share float, despite the company's insistence that an IPO is not a near-term priority.
Formula for happiness.
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According to the Daily Express, 45-year-old former Cardiff University lecturer Cliff Arnall has attached numbers to the factors and created a happiness formula -- O + (N x S) + Cpm/T + He.
When a value for being outdoors (O) is added to nature (N) multiplied by social interaction (S), added to childhood summer memories (Cpm) divided by temperature (T), and added to holiday excitement (He) then the third Friday in June comes out as the optimal day for peak happiness.
Dr Arnall, who runs happiness coaching clinics for health professionals and businesses, said: "The third Friday in June came out with the highest rating due to peaking happiness factors such as warm summer evenings, outdoors, seeing friends more frequently, and excitement about holidays."
When a value for being outdoors (O) is added to nature (N) multiplied by social interaction (S), added to childhood summer memories (Cpm) divided by temperature (T), and added to holiday excitement (He) then the third Friday in June comes out as the optimal day for peak happiness.
Dr Arnall, who runs happiness coaching clinics for health professionals and businesses, said: "The third Friday in June came out with the highest rating due to peaking happiness factors such as warm summer evenings, outdoors, seeing friends more frequently, and excitement about holidays."
Rheumatoid arthritis affects womens' relationships.
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A study by the University of Leeds finds that 40 percent of single women with the disease encountered hurdles in finding a partner.
Another 22 percent of divorced or separated respondents singled out arthritis as the reason for their decision to separate from their partner.
Sixtyeight percent of women reported concealing their pain from those closest to them, and 67 percent said they constantly looked for new ideas to address the pain they suffered.
Key results from data collected across seven countries -- Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the US and Canada -- highlighted the health-related emotional, social and physical impact of the problem on women's lives.
Another 22 percent of divorced or separated respondents singled out arthritis as the reason for their decision to separate from their partner.
Sixtyeight percent of women reported concealing their pain from those closest to them, and 67 percent said they constantly looked for new ideas to address the pain they suffered.
Key results from data collected across seven countries -- Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the US and Canada -- highlighted the health-related emotional, social and physical impact of the problem on women's lives.
Is Leader Kim Jong-il help coaching the North Korea Football Team??
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The country's latest claim is a mysterious phone that allows Dear Leader Kim Jong-il help coach the team from afar.
North Korean manager Kim Jong-Hun reportedly gets coaching advice directly from the country's diminutive dictator via an invisible cell phone.
According to ESPN.com the coach has claimed he gets "regular tactical advice during matches" from Jong Il "using mobile phones that are not visible to the naked eye."
"Jong Il is said to have developed the technology himself," coach told ESPN.com.
North Korean manager Kim Jong-Hun reportedly gets coaching advice directly from the country's diminutive dictator via an invisible cell phone.
According to ESPN.com the coach has claimed he gets "regular tactical advice during matches" from Jong Il "using mobile phones that are not visible to the naked eye."
"Jong Il is said to have developed the technology himself," coach told ESPN.com.
Now Hackers are Targetting Apple due to increase of its product sales.
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My Take :)
According to me till now why did hackers were attacking only Windows not apple ??? Because it had good market share, Which make to fish out large number of prey.
But now with the increase in apple products, hackers had shown increasing interest in apple not like they don't know how to hack it. According to saying "There is nothing Impossible, the word itself says impossible"
Solar Plane to be flown all night by Swiss Team
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The team, led by adventurer Bertrand Piccard, says it will try to fly the Solar Impulse nonstop for 24 hours as part of its test program.
It says the pilot, Andre Borschberg, will need to conserve enough battery power during the day to make it through the night.
Borschberg says being able to fly through the night will allow the plane to stay airborne for successive cycles and come close to permitting perpetual flight.
Beating China, India turns world’s top spam source.
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A series of recent reports by Internet security companies found India has become the top spam-producing nation.
After tracking over 3 million spam messages for the week ending June 13, ICSA Labs found the maximum number, 424,224 — or 14 per cent — originated from India. The second biggest source was Russia with 11.5 per cent. While analysts have questioned the fact that China does not figure in that Top 10 list, there is consensus that India is, at the very least, among the top three nations spewing spam.
Similarly, according to the statistics featured by Project Honey Pot, the top country where spam servers are located is India, accounting for 16.9 per cent, with Brazil a distant second at 8.7 per cent. The share of countries where spam has traditionally been known to originate from, like China, has dropped, though that country still remains at Number One in Project Honey Pot’s all time list.
ICSA Labs is a US-based security firm with an anti-computer virus and spam product testing and certification facility. Project Honey Pot is a network that works with US law enforcement agencies, identifying spammers and spambots.
After tracking over 3 million spam messages for the week ending June 13, ICSA Labs found the maximum number, 424,224 — or 14 per cent — originated from India. The second biggest source was Russia with 11.5 per cent. While analysts have questioned the fact that China does not figure in that Top 10 list, there is consensus that India is, at the very least, among the top three nations spewing spam.
Similarly, according to the statistics featured by Project Honey Pot, the top country where spam servers are located is India, accounting for 16.9 per cent, with Brazil a distant second at 8.7 per cent. The share of countries where spam has traditionally been known to originate from, like China, has dropped, though that country still remains at Number One in Project Honey Pot’s all time list.
ICSA Labs is a US-based security firm with an anti-computer virus and spam product testing and certification facility. Project Honey Pot is a network that works with US law enforcement agencies, identifying spammers and spambots.
Bones of first king of England's sister found in cathedral.
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She ate lots of fish, rode frequently, may have suffered from a disease or an eating disorder at 10 and regularly moved around the chalky uplands of southern England, presumably as she followed her regal father around his kingdom.
Analysis of remains found in a German cathedral have not only confirm they belonged to the granddaughter of the English king Alfred the Great but also given an insight into the life and times of a Saxon princess.
Eadgyth (roughly pronounced Edith) was packed off by her brother as a diplomatic gift to Otto, the king of Saxony, more than 1,000 years ago. She died aged 36 and her remains were thought to have been lost forever until body parts were found wrapped in silk in a lead coffin two years ago.
Earlier this year the skeletal fragments were brought back to Britain, and experts at Bristol University will today spell out why they are sure the remains are those of Eadgyth and what they know of her life.
Mark Horton, an archaeology professor at Bristol, said it was "incredibly exciting" to confirm that the bones were the princess's and to find out more about her life.
"This period was when England was really formed," he said. "We don't know much about these dark age queens and princesses. This has created a connection with one of them."
Eadgyth was born in Wessex in 910 into one of the most powerful families in England. She was daughter of Edward the Elder, and half-sister to Athelstan, the first king of all England.
Analysis of remains found in a German cathedral have not only confirm they belonged to the granddaughter of the English king Alfred the Great but also given an insight into the life and times of a Saxon princess.
Eadgyth (roughly pronounced Edith) was packed off by her brother as a diplomatic gift to Otto, the king of Saxony, more than 1,000 years ago. She died aged 36 and her remains were thought to have been lost forever until body parts were found wrapped in silk in a lead coffin two years ago.
Earlier this year the skeletal fragments were brought back to Britain, and experts at Bristol University will today spell out why they are sure the remains are those of Eadgyth and what they know of her life.
Mark Horton, an archaeology professor at Bristol, said it was "incredibly exciting" to confirm that the bones were the princess's and to find out more about her life.
"This period was when England was really formed," he said. "We don't know much about these dark age queens and princesses. This has created a connection with one of them."
Eadgyth was born in Wessex in 910 into one of the most powerful families in England. She was daughter of Edward the Elder, and half-sister to Athelstan, the first king of all England.
Kites, Digital cameras for Aerial Mapping of Oill Spill by MIT-based Grassroots Mapping.
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This is what i call economy Mapping (Aerial).
Grassroots Mapping, a project born out of MIT fellow Jeffrey Yoo Warren, is seeking to photograph and "map" the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Their project seeks to come up with cheap and easy to find tools for aerial photography.
Their newest project is using cameras attached to kites to photograph the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in order to assess the damage and help along the response to it.
The Gulf mapping project got under way on May 5th, and the project is now accepting donations to help fund its research.
Tablets Will Be Outselling Netbooks by 2012.
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- US consumers will buy more PCs in 2015 than they do in 2010.
- Growth will come from new form factors like tablets, but laptop sales will increase steadily also.
- Tablets will cannibalize netbooks, outselling netbooks starting in 2012.
- In 2015, 23% of all PCs sold to consumers in the US will be tablets.
- Desktops aren’t dead. Fewer desktops will be sold in 2015 than in 2010, but in 2015, they’ll still be used by more consumers than any other type of PC.
Now App Helps Charities Make Money Online
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Getzy Fellig, the company’s co-founder and CEO, said in a release “We want to change everything about the way people think, the way people give and the way organizations receive. The availability of our new mobile and Facebook apps blends the best parts of mobile giving ‘any time from anywhere’ with the fun, accessibility and enjoyment of social networking.”
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Now a website lets you calculate water CO2,
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A website that helps people to work out how much CO2 is being emitted to heat water in their homes has gone online.
Produced by the Energy Saving Trust (EST), it also suggests ways that users can save water and energy, as well as cutting their carbon footprint.
The Trust says CO2 from energy used to heat water in UK homes accounts for 5% of the nation's total carbon emissions.
Yet, it adds, water use is the "forgotten energy saving opportunity" by homes, businesses and policymakers.
The EST produced the calculator as an interactive, "easy to understand" tool for people to make the link between water efficiency and energy efficiency, explained Andrew Tucker, EST's water strategy manager.
Energy used in the UK water sector accounts for about 6% of the nation's total CO2 emissions, 89% of which is a result of homes and businesses heating the water.
Figures from the Trust estimate that heating water accounts for about 30% of the average household's energy bills.
Produced by the Energy Saving Trust (EST), it also suggests ways that users can save water and energy, as well as cutting their carbon footprint.
Yet, it adds, water use is the "forgotten energy saving opportunity" by homes, businesses and policymakers.
The EST produced the calculator as an interactive, "easy to understand" tool for people to make the link between water efficiency and energy efficiency, explained Andrew Tucker, EST's water strategy manager.
Energy used in the UK water sector accounts for about 6% of the nation's total CO2 emissions, 89% of which is a result of homes and businesses heating the water.
Figures from the Trust estimate that heating water accounts for about 30% of the average household's energy bills.
Sony rolls out PlayStation 3D and its motion controller.
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Sony said a recent software update had made all 35 million PlayStations sold 3D-ready.
The firm also announced details for its new motion controller, PlayStation Move.
Google TV Explained in Less Than 2.5 Minutes [VIDEO]
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Google has a released a handy video that illustrates just how it works.
The platform which integrates TV and web content to create one, smooth experience — is said to be a possible foil to the Boxee Box. Boxee’s release date has been pushed back to November 2010 (Google TV will also be available in the fall).
Nintendo 3DS, 3D Gaming Without Glasses [PICS]
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Celebrities’ Twitter Followers Have Zero Influence.
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Sysmos found that the Twitter followers of social media heavyweights were the most influential of the bunch and followers of celebrities by contrast, have little to no authority.
As the table above shows, most users following these celebrities have a very low authority ranking, partly because they have few followers themselves. Britney Spears has particularly low authority followers, whereas Barack Obama stands out within the three groups with followers who have an average authority ranking of 2.4.
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Celebrities seem to have large amounts of followers with low Twitter authority levels. This could be because they attract everyone from all walks of life. Some people may only be on Twitter to see what their favorite stars have to tweet about. As the table above shows, most users following these celebrities have a very low authority ranking, partly because they have few followers themselves. Britney Spears has particularly low authority followers, whereas Barack Obama stands out within the three groups with followers who have an average authority ranking of 2.4.
You Tube sensation, Applegirl Releases her First Official Music Video [VIDEO].
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Kim Yeo-hee, also known as Applegirl002 on YouTube , gained overnight online stardom when she used a small collection of iPhones to accompany herself in covers of songs by Lady Gaga and Beyonce .
Bebo solded to Criterion Capital Partners by AOL.
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Originally acquired by AOL for $850 million back in 2008, Bebo has clearly been a colossal flop for AOL, and as the company refocuses on content, makes little sense strategically. Along those same lines, AOL unloaded ICQ to DST a little over a month ago.
The buyer of Bebo is said to be Criterion Capital Partners, a hedge fund.
The Internet company has been publicly looking for an acquirer for some time, and in April, news leaked that AOL would likely shut down the site if a buyer was not found.
The buyer of Bebo is said to be Criterion Capital Partners, a hedge fund.
The Internet company has been publicly looking for an acquirer for some time, and in April, news leaked that AOL would likely shut down the site if a buyer was not found.
YouTube Launches New Video Editor Tool.
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YouTube has just released a new video editor that lets you create video mashups and edit down clips from your library of existing video uploads. The feature should be rolled out to all YouTube users by the end of the day.
The new service enables you to edit together separate clips, as well as add or change the background music using YouTube’s commercial AudioSwap library of licensed songs. As of right now, the service and its features are pretty basic, but could prove valuable for users that either want to create longer montages or playlists, or do basic editing jobs.
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