Monday, January 30, 2012

Food for thought- Why do Iphones sell so well?

How many of you own an iPhone? iPhone sales have spiked since the first iPhone. In 2008 the iPhone 3g sold around 8 million devices. Compare that to the iPhone 4s which sold around 28.5 million devices. That is a massive gap in only 4 and a half years. Why are they getting more popular even with more completion like Android and Samsung and the HTC phones coming out. Are more people buying cell phones or is Apple becoming more of a household name? I’d like to hear your thoughts on the subject in the comments.

Computer News- Facebook may be worth 75-100...Billion dollars.

Facebook…we all have it. Some of you may be asking yourself how it could be possibly worth this much money. Well, the reason its worth so much is because of all the Ads you see on the right sides of the screen. Go ahead check…do you see them? These companies pay Facebook to publish their ads on their website for a fee. They can money also when people click on them. You may say “No one clicks on them” but just remember that there are millions of people on Facebook and a good percent will most likely click on an add or two. If they make 30 cents per click and 400,000 click on it that’s $120,000 for just one add alone. I’m sure you can see how this would add up with a few hundred adds with a few people clicking. The wonders that a few people can start when they put their heads together is insane. 

Interesting Idea- US Base on moon?

Many of you may have read that one of Newt Gingrich has a…Interesting proposal to build a “Moon base”  He has mentioned to put many people on the moon in the next 50 years.  To me this is an interesting read because it brings me back to reading books written long ago that have said things about humans living in other planets.  So, is this a fact of fiction or a near reality?

Today in History- Adolf Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany

Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany in 1933 Jan. 30th.
He was named Chancellor by President von Hidenburg. His plan was to make Germany one party. He ordered for more Gestapo to be placed, in which he placed Germann Goering in charge of. At this point in time no one could stop Hitler. Read more at http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-is-named-chancellor-of-germany

Todays History Fact- Ghandi Assasination

Today in history, Mohandas Karamachand Ghandi was assassinated ne New Helhi by a Hindu fanatic. He was born in 1869 in India. He was politics man all his life from life to death. He studied law in England. He returned to India but could not find a legal job so he went to work in South Africa. He then was assainated in 1948. This was a short summary from this day in history from www.history.com