4:42 PM
LinkedIn beat Wall Street expectations for their 4Q 2011 earnings, with 4Q revenue at $167.7 mil, 105% higher than the $81.7 mil they had in the 4Q 2010. LinkedIn said that they plan to start running tests for advertising on their mobile apps, similar to what Facebook also said recently:
http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/09/linkedin-beats-the-street-q4-revenue-up-105-percent-to-167-7m/
Research found that the "app economy" (smartphone/tablet apps) has created 466,000 jobs in the US alone for programmers, marketers, managers, etc.:
http://www.telecomtv.com/comspace_newsDetail.aspx?n=48450&id=e9381817-0593-417a-8639-c4c53e2a2a10
Professor at Northwestern is a huge Survivor fan and joked that he would teach a class on Survivor...then when he finally offered it at Northwestern so many students tried to enroll that they doubled the size of the class. They study all aspects of the show while also competing in a real-stakes game of Survivor--the class is divided into 4 tribes (named for the prof's favorite Survivor seasons) and compete for immunity via weekly group quizzes. The winners of immunity win Starbucks coffee and hot chocolate, with one ultimate winner getting to skip the midterm! The prof even buried a Hidden Immunity Idol on campus (clues given via Twitter) and students who abuse computer privileges in class are sent to Exile Island:
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/current/teaching-survivor-professor-max-dawson-brings-reality-tv-to-the-classroom-1.2697579#.TzUppFzy9w-
http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/09/linkedin-beats-the-street-q4-revenue-up-105-percent-to-167-7m/
Research found that the "app economy" (smartphone/tablet apps) has created 466,000 jobs in the US alone for programmers, marketers, managers, etc.:
http://www.telecomtv.com/comspace_newsDetail.aspx?n=48450&id=e9381817-0593-417a-8639-c4c53e2a2a10
Professor at Northwestern is a huge Survivor fan and joked that he would teach a class on Survivor...then when he finally offered it at Northwestern so many students tried to enroll that they doubled the size of the class. They study all aspects of the show while also competing in a real-stakes game of Survivor--the class is divided into 4 tribes (named for the prof's favorite Survivor seasons) and compete for immunity via weekly group quizzes. The winners of immunity win Starbucks coffee and hot chocolate, with one ultimate winner getting to skip the midterm! The prof even buried a Hidden Immunity Idol on campus (clues given via Twitter) and students who abuse computer privileges in class are sent to Exile Island:
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/current/teaching-survivor-professor-max-dawson-brings-reality-tv-to-the-classroom-1.2697579#.TzUppFzy9w-