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Thursday, October 4, 2012
Facebook surpasses one billion users as it tempts new markets
There are still vast markets Facebook needs to move into to satisfy investors and shareholders
Facebook now has more than one billion people using it every month, the company has said.
The passing of the milestone was announced by founder Mark Zuckerberg on US television on Thursday.The company said that those billion users were to date responsible for 1.13 trillion "likes", 219 billion photos and 17 billion location check-ins.
The site, which was launched in 2004, is now looking towards emerging markets to build its user base further.
"If you're reading this: thank you for giving me and my little team the honor of serving you," Mr Zuckerberg wrote in a status update.
"Helping a billion people connect is amazing, humbling and by far the thing I am most proud of in my life."
Statistics released to coincide with the announcement revealed there were now 600 million users accessing the site via a mobile device - up 48 million from 552 million in June this year.
Since its early beginnings at Harvard University, Facebook users have befriended each other 140.3 billion times.
If only Samsung paid Apple their $1bn fine through 30 trucks of 5 cent coins
Somehow, a story has been taken seriously by some people which reports that Samsung paid Apple their entire $1.05 billion fine through 30 truck loads of five-cent coins. PaperBlog first legitimately reported this as a story, claiming that because Samsung can pay Apple the enormous fine however they see fit, they chose to troll Apple via a huge burden of coins.
Take that, Apple!
It's a damn shame that this story isn't true, in fact it originates from popular meme website 9gag, because naturally it would be hilarious if Samsung actually sent 21 billion coins
to Apple. That is 105 million kilograms of copper and nickel - so much
metal that it would take more American nickels than there are actually
in circulation.Unfortunately if Samsung ever gets around to paying the $1bn fine - after all we know this will be appealed into oblivion - it'll probably be through a boring wire transfer. Samsung, we challenge you to come up with a clever way to burden Apple with the fine; if you have any suggestions for Samsung, please leave them in the comments below.
Samsung Vs Apple Lawsuit
Did Samsung’s Galaxy S III benefit from the Apple lawsuit?
A new study has shown that Apple’s lawsuit against Samsung has actually helped spike sales for the South Korean firm.According to the Localytics report, two specific instances helped sales of the Samsung Galaxy S III. The first was the verdict in the lawsuit filed by Apple against the South Korean firm alleging patent infringement. The verdict saw Samsung Galaxy S III saw spike by nearly 16 percent during the 21-27 August week. You can view the chart here.
The report argues that the press coverage not only helped Samsung become a recognisable name but the constant comparisons between the iPhone and Samsung’s Galaxy S III suggested that the devices were rather similar thus making them a decent option for consumers to consider. A key point to be remembered is that after the verdict in early September, the Galaxy S III outsold the iPhone 4S for the first time ever in the US.
Reuters
For this research, Localytics studied the number of new Samsung Galaxy S III handsets seen by apps using Localytics from July 31 to October 1, and computed the week-over-week, global growth in total new devices.
The report theorises that this trend could indicate that users aren’t just tied down to one OS system and perhaps choose to compare all devices and features before going for a smartphone.
However it could also signal a shifting tide in sentiment towards Samsung. The lawsuits and ‘walled garden’ nature of Apple’s iOS system has led to a perception that the company is proprietary, anti-competition and a bully.
Both firms are currently embroiled in a lawsuit. Samsung wants the iPhone 5 banned for patent violations while Apple wants the same for the Galaxy SIII.
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