Daily Archive for February 28th, 2010

1. Facebook's Global Position
By the end of the year Facebook will be the principal social network in all but 25 countries across the globe. However, there will be significant gaps in its coverage that will be based on language issues, particularly in countries like Brazil, Russia, India, China and Japan.
In September 2009, Facebook had 300 million members with a predicted membership of 600 million by the end this year — including inactive accounts and multiple account users — based on growth patterns in 2009.
The result is that marketing and customer relationship management will have to change from working across a number of social networking sites to three or four sites that will cover the main languages.
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Just in case…

via Leo via Arthur

"Up until now, the various lawsuits filed against the LHC have faltered. But if the right kind of claim is filed in the proper court, a judge may soon have to face the question of whether an injunction might be needed to save the world." Not even a joke!!

mouais… Via secrets2moteurs

If you see a student dozing in the library or a co-worker catching 40 winks in her cubicle, don't roll your eyes. New research from the University of California, Berkeley, shows that an hour's nap can dramatically boost and restore your brain power. Indeed, the findings suggest that a biphasic sleep schedule not only refreshes the mind, but can make you smarter.
Via boingboing