Facebook is still growing. They’re now at 300 million members—you know, roughly the population of the US. But unlike the US, Facebook has also entered the world of “free cash flow positive.”
Mobile Market Sees Positive Growth
Worldwide shipments of cell phones in the second quarter increased 4.7 percent compared to the first, according to a report from iSuppli.
The growth marked the first successive increase for the market since the third quarter of 2008. Global shipments reached 265 million units in the second quarter, up from 253 million in the first.
PC Market To See Positive Growth In Q4
Global PC shipments are on track to reach 274 million units in 2009, a 6 percent decrease from 2008 shipments of 292 million, according to Gartner.
Despite the overall decline, Gartner now expects the PC market to post positive growth in the fourth quarter of 2009, setting the stage for a solid market recovery in 2010 with a forecast of growth of 10.3 percent.
Baidu Reports Positive Second Quarter
While that Microsoft-Yahoo business stole the show for a while, Baidu’s found its way into the spotlight again. The Chinese search engine company had an admirable second quarter, beating analysts’ estimates in some important respects.
Metallica Really Enjoys Positive Reviews
The metal gods tossed their management team under the proverbial bus after those managers demanded takedowns of positive reviews by bloggers of some rough takes of Metallica’s newest project.
Positive Face Time Equals Good Branding
The more I dig, the more I’m convinced that a big part of a brand’s success is the quality of its customer touch points, specifically, the face to face ones. Consider this overwhelming evidence:
The more emotion there is in an experience, the more vividly we remember it. It’s known as imprinting. So if we have very positive or very negative experiences, we remember them longer and more completely.
Google Sees Positive Changes In China
When Google’s U.S. market share changes by a percentage point or two, it doesn’t turn many heads – Google has been ahead, is ahead, and will presumably stay ahead, regardless. But as Google’s Chinese share changes, a lot of eyes are watching to see what will happen.
Social Networks Positive For Job Recruiters
Sixty-eight percent of staffing and recruiting professionals say they use social networks at least occasionally to source candidates, according to an online survey from Bullhorn, "Making the Most of the New Tools: How online resources impact placement ratios, time-to-fill and profitability."
Kathy Sierra and Keeping it Positive
Like many, I’m far enough removed from this particular conference & blog orbit that I don’t really know that much about Kathy Sierra, or the motivations someone might have for writing noxious comments about her and threatening her.
On the strength of the belief that what has transpired has been an act of misogyny in the professional world, hundreds have sent supportive comments and have published supportive posts. To that, I want to add: hey guys, it’s OK to stand up against injustice (in support of anyone who is being dismissed or discriminated against) before the death threats kick in. But better late than never. To date, there are 1,165 supportive comments on her blog post about this matter.
A positive view of Le Web
It’s important to present a balanced view of things.