This is Geronimo — a dog who is not only able to jump rope, but can jump double-dutch.
Marketplace Shanghai Bureau Chief Rob Schmitz a reporter gain access to visit the factory floor at Apple's Chinese producer Foxconn. See highlights from his tour of the assembly line and the Foxconn facilities. He traces the journey of an iPad as it makes its way through the factory - from testing of gyroscope to the myriad of tests that a display is run through. If you thought modern electronics are made in giant factories with robotic arms, this one is sure to come across as a surprise. Amongst the many things revealed in the video is the fact that an average
Read MoreLemon.ly, a visual marketing firm, took a deep dive into the data to catalog Pinterest’s stunning rise and produced the infographic below.
In the infographic below, produced by OnwardSearch, you can see where the social media jobs are concentrated, the breakdown of job titles in the industry, and how much dough the average social mediate is bringing home each year.
According to Experian Hitwise “Facebook” was the most-searched term of 2011. This was the third year in a row that Facebook topped the list. The company’s name accounted for 3.1% of all searches in 2011, a 46% jump over last year, the researcher reports. However, if you take into account four variations of Facebook — Facebook, Facebook.com, Facebook Login and www.facebook.com — the social networking giant’s share of the top 50 searches was 3.48%, an increase of 33%. The four terms also appeared in the top 10: #1. Facebook #2. YouTube #3. Facebook Login #4. Craigslist #5. Facebook.com #6. Yahoo #7. eBay #8. www.facebook.com #9. Mapquest #10. Yahoo.com Looking at the
Read MoreThe Lord of the Rings franchise has released the trailer for its trilogy prequel The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey slated to hit theaters next December. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" follows title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakensheild. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with
Read MoreYouTube has replaced Insight, a tool that let users see detailed stats about their videos, with Analytics, which offers even more in-depth reports and stats. Analytics gives registered YouTube users all the data from Insight in a simpler design, with several nifty new options. What’s new? #1 All reports are unified with a Data Filter, which is a key tool displayed at the top of each report. The Data Filter allows you filter by Content, Geography, and Date. You can select from a predetermined date range, or create a custom range. #2 Most reports have a Line Chart by default, which captures the
Read MoreYouTube has a slick new design with some pretty tight Google+ social integration and content discovery features. Fret over the new YouTube hasn't yet appeared for you, well don't. Folks at The Verge (http://www.theverge.com) have figured out an easy way (via Google+ user Mortiz Tolxdorff) to turn on the new features right the heck now. At present, the trick only seems to work in Firefox and Chrome. Open up your browser’s development tools: For Firefox: Ctrl + Shift + K (Win) | Cmd + Shift + K (Mac) For Chrome: Ctrl + Shift + J (Win) | or Cmd + Alt + J
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