FACEBOOK FACTS!!

50 Facebook Facts and Figures

1. 1 in every 13 people on Earth is on Facebook
2. 35+ demographic represents more than 30% of the entire user base
3. 71.2 % of all USA internet users are on Facebook
4. In 20 minutes 1,000,000 links are shared on Facebook
5. In 20 minutes 1,484,000 event invites are posted
6. In 20 minutes 1,323,000 photos are tagged
7. In 20 minutes 1,851,000 status updates are entered
8. In 20 minutes 1.972 million friend requests are accepted
9. In 20 minutes 2,716,000 photos are uploaded
10. In 20 minutes 2,716,000 messages are sent
11. In 20 minutes 10.2 million comments are posted
12. In 20 minutes 1,587,000 wall posts are written
13. 750 million photos were uploaded to Facebook over New Year’s weekend
14. 48% of young Americans said they found out about news through Facebook
15. 48% of 18 to 34 year olds check Facebook right when they wake up
16. 50% of active users log on to Facebook in any given day
17. Average user has 130 friends
18. People spend over 700 billion minutes per month on Facebook
19. There are over 900 million objects that people interact with (pages, groups, events and community pages)
20. Average user is connected to 80 community pages, groups and events
21. Average user creates 90 pieces of content each month
22. More than 30 billion pieces of content (web links, news stories, blog posts, notes, photo albums, etc.) shared each month.
23. More than 70 translations available on the site
24. About 70% of Facebook users are outside the United States
25. Over 300,000 users helped translate the site through the translations application
26. Entrepreneurs and developers from more than 190 countries build with Facebook Platform
27. People on Facebook install 20 million applications every day
28. Every month, more than 250 million people engage with Facebook on external websites
29. Since social plugins launched in April 2010, an average of 10,000 new websites integrate with Facebook every day
30. More than 2.5 million websites have integrated with Facebook, including over 80 of comScore’s U.S. Top 100 websites and over half of comScore’s Global Top 100 websites
31. There are more than 250 million active users currently accessing Facebook through their mobile devices
32. People that use Facebook on their mobile devices are twice as active on Facebook than non-mobile users.
33. There are more than 200 mobile operators in 60 countries working to deploy and promote Facebook mobile products
34. Al Pacino’s face was on the original Facebook homepage
35. One early Facebook function was a file sharing service
36. The first “Work Networks” as well as the original educational networks  included Apple and Microsoft
37. The meaning of the term poke has never been defined
38. There is an ‘App’ to see what’s on the Facebook cafe menu
39. Mark Zuckerburg (CEO of Facebook) calls himself a “Harvard Graduate” when in fact he didn’t graduate (apparently his reply is that “there isn’t a setting for dropout”)
40. Australian’s spend more time per month on Facebook than any other country at over 7 hours on average
41. A Facebook employee hoodie sold for $4,000 on eBay
42. Facebook was initially bank-rolled by Peter Thiel the co-founder of PayPal for $500,000
43. It is the second biggest website by traffic behind Google (at the moment)
44. Facebook is now valued at approximately $80 billion
45. Facebook makes money through advertising  and virtual products
46. Facebook was almost shut down by a lawsuit by ConnectU who claimed that Zuckerburg stole the idea and Technology for Facebook (the issue was settled out of court)
47. The USA has the largest Facebook user base with 155 million people which represents 23.6% of Facebook’s total users
48. There is over 16,000,000 Facebook fan pages
49. Texas Hold’em Poker is the most popular Facebook page with over 41 million fans
50. More than 650 million active users

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Ipad2 Full Specification

Yesterday Apple announced the iPad 2, which is the second generation of the worlds most popular selling tablet, and this years model has a range of new features and specifications that we have been hearing about for some time.

The iPad 2 features a slimmer design that the first generation iPad, it is 33 percent thinner and 15 percent lighter, and the processor has also had an upgrade to Apple’s new A5 chip, which is a dual core 1GHz processor, which according to Apple is up to two times faster than the original iPad.

On top of that the graphics has had a bump with the new A5 processor, according to Apple graphics are up to nine times faster in the new iPad 2, it will now also come in two color choice, black and white.

Apple has also added two cameras to the iPad 2, with a front facing camera fto make use of Apple’s FaceTime video chat software and a rear facing camera which is capable of recording HD video in 720p

Apple has managed to keep the battery life on the new iPad 2, even with the faster processor the iPad 2 is capable of up to 10 hours battery life for surfing the web on WiFi, watching videos or listening to music.

Other specifications on the iPad 2 include WiFi, a digital compass, a three axis gyro, an accelerometer and an ambient light sensor, plus a built in speaker, a 3.5mm headphone jack, microphone and of course Apple’s 30 pin dock connector.

There will be two versions of the iPad 2 available, a WiFi only model and a WiFi and 3G model, each model will come with a choice of either 16GB, 32GB or 64GB of storage.

As well as announcing the new iPad 2, Apple also announced a new iPad smart cover, which connects top the iPad with magnets, magnets are also built into the iPad 2′s casing.

Apple also announced some new software titles which are designed for the iPad, these include popular Mac titles like Garage Band and iMovie.

The iPad 2 will go on sale in the US on the 11th of March, it will retail for the same price as the first generation model, the 16GB WiFi only model will retail for $499, the 32GB WiFi iPad 2 for $599 and the 64GB WiFi iPad 2 will be $699.

The WiFi and 3G iPad 2 also costs the same as the first generation iPad, with the 16GB model retailing for $629, the 32GB model retailing for $729 and the 64GB model retailing for $829.

The iPad 2 will go on sale in the UK and Europe on the 25th of March, and it is expected to retail for the same price as the original iPad.

Eye Tracking comPuter.....Do you Want It?

Eye Tracking Computer

Lenovo is devolping a computer that will use eye tracking help control the computer.  They are teaming up with Swedish eye-control company Tobii, and say that the earliest release would be in two years.  Using a motion sensing device similar to Kinect for X-Box, the laptop has amazing accuracy.  It could be used to play games, or help select items on the computer.  It would not be useful to replace a mouse however because, the movement would be crazy and detracting.  However, this technology could some day be used in conjunction with a keyboard and mouse, and be extremely useful.

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