and ....... that figure includes replacements :) ROTFLMAO
________________________________ From: sanga collins <[email protected]> To: Uganda Linux User Group <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, July 15, 2011 9:35:21 AM Subject: Re: [LUG] Google + The funny thig is google doesnt tell you how many phones are deactivated not long after the user figures out the verizon rep lied when he said 'its just like an iphone' On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 9:26 AM, David Lubowa <[email protected]> wrote: Not to rub it in but here is some data; > > >*News Feed *** >Google used its impressive second-quarter results announcement last night to >wax >lyrical on the early success of its high-profile Google+ social networking >service. During an announcement that saw the search giant post a 36 percent >jump >in quarterly profit (to US$2.51 billion) and a 32 percent increase in revenue >(to US$9.03 billion), new CEO Larry Page said more than 10 million people have >joined Google+ since it launched a limited, invitation-only trial earlier this >month. Page said there are more than 1 billion items shared and received in a >single day through Google+, which is Google's latest effort to take on >Facebook >in social networking, while the Google +1 button (which lets people recommend >things like websites) is being served 2.3 billion times a day. Page even took >a >shot at its rivals; he appeared to mimic Apple’s Steve Jobs by saying there is >a >"lot of magic built into the product" and also fired at Facebook, saying >Google+ >is meant to be "more like you'd share in real life," which is a "different >product than is out there now." >Meanwhile, Google revealed that there are now 550,000 phones a day activated >on >Android, with more than 135 million total Android device activations to date. >Although company growth in the latest three-month period was driven by >Google’s >core search engine advertising, Page stressed that the company's investments >in >its Android mobile-device software and the Chrome Web browser will "generate >huge new businesses for Google in the long run, just like search." Headcount >increased in the last three months by 2,452 (to 28,768), with the company >having >“cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities” of US$39.1 billion. In a >statement, Google noted that “we expect to continue to make significant >capital >expenditures.” > > >On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 11:12 AM, David Lubowa <[email protected]> wrote: > >I believe you can say all you want about G+ but numbers don't lie, its like >how >the buzz was Apple's iOS and its market share , there came android and now its >doing approximately 500,000 activations a day simply taking over everything, >you >can talk about there lawsuits and all the stuff ongoing but this is what big >corporations like google do, they distort the market and get you all hot and >bothered like how you are now , mean while making you curious enough to >actually >try it , 4Million or 10Million users in 2weeks is nothing to sneeze at yet the >platform is still in Beta phase. >> >> >>You can try and do anything similar and see if you can get that kind of user >>base in such a small time, there are many different ways in which G+ can beat >>facebook but the bottom line Zuckerberg now knows the G is after him and his >>people and the war is on, google is an engineering company and are out of the >>box thinkers they push to the limit and then let you see the benefits which >>might take time but you eventually see it there way, their try at social has >>been tough but i think they have the product and no better way to see the >>response than to get it out there, i read a quote somewhere "if you wait >>for >>your product to be perfect , then you are already to late to market ". >> >> >>Am a google fan simply because they push the limit, and actually get you >>talking >>about them, and this to any business owner , entrepreneur is where you want >>to >>be. >> >> >> >> >> >>On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 7:51 AM, Okalany Daniel >><[email protected]> >>wrote: >> >>I was very skeptic about G+, but when I used it, I realized it had everything >>a >>social network should have. Circles are a *very* powerful feature when >>implemented the way google did. >>>I can filter out my news feed to show just feeds from my friends or >>>workmates or >>>acquaintances or anything. I think it has a real shot at mapping every real >>>life >>>connection to an online one. Someone smarter thinks the same: >>>http://rethrick.com/#google-plus >>> >>> >>>From:[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >>>sanga >>>collins >>>Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 7:32 PM >>> >>>To: Uganda Linux User Group >>>Subject: Re: [LUG] Google + >>> >>>Basically g+ doesn't offer anything that is not already on other sites >>>except >>>for circles. Even then Facebook has groups which is poorly implemented for >>>the >>>average user but does the same function. Another issue is content. I am not >>>motivated to shift the content i put on facebook over to G+ and im sure >>>there >>>are many others that feel the same. FB is good for what it does, and So is >>>twitter. What does G+ do that the others dont that will make me abandon >>>them?? >>>So far nothing >>>On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 12:24 PM, Cavin Aaron <[email protected]> wrote: >>>Douglas, >>>Google is no saint when it comes to data privacy, >>>I havent seen a loophole, that Google + can exploit, maybe i should look >>>harder, >>>i might be able to find that needle >>>in the haystack, >>>explain the one stop messaging, (messaging to who, for what, and to where) >>> >>> >>>__________________________________________________________________________ >>>Uhhm, i beg to difer, Facebook has take quite some beating on its privacy >>>stance and google seems to leverage this very well with easier more >>>convenient > >>>grouping mechanisms and this is just one. This is on the tight integration >>>with >> >>>the other Google services (One-stop-messaging) and i say there will always >>>be a >> >>>loop to exploit. >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >>> >>>Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] >>>Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >>>To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >>> >>>The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >>>http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >>> >>>The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >>>attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >>>any >>>way. >>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>Sanga M. Collins >>>Network Engineering >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>>Google Voice: (954) 324-1365 >>>E- fax: (435) 578 7411 >>>_______________________________________________ >>>The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >>> >>>Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] >>>Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >>>To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >>> >>>The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >>>http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >>> >>>The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >>>attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >>>any >>>way. >>> >> > >_______________________________________________ >The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > >Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] >Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > >The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any >way. > -- Sanga M. Collins Network Engineering ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Google Voice: (954) 324-1365 E- fax: (435) 578 7411
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