facebook ranking 3rd

not long ago in view of the numbers that used to facebook comScore ranked 2 after google now moved to rank 3 after google and microsoft and yahoo is now ranked the 4th, top two places, not surprisingly, came from Google and Microsoft respectively, in order to get fast even on aging giant. While Facebook has just exceeded Yahoo, 648000000 post contrast with 630 million visitors to Yahoo, what is more surprising is the overall trend. If you look at the next graph, while Google and Microsoft sites are still climbing, for almost meteoric rise to the trend growth.
really very interesting as a record in the growth rankings in the month of May. With a slight decrease on the growth of Google, exponential gains of up and uptick in traffic to the Microsoft site, it appears that the three major places may prove to be an interesting race in next month.
source : TNW

Team Linux boost Mobile Deveopers

An increasing number of contributions to the open-source Linux kernel are coming from mobile and embedded equipment vendors, according to an annual report about to be released by the Linux Foundation.

"This rise in development of Linux sponsored by embedded/mobile companies and their suppliers reflects the increasing importance of Linux in those markets," asserted The Linux Foundation in its annual "Linux Kernel Development" report due to be released Wednesday.

Companies such as Nokia, Advanced Micro Devices, Texas Instruments and Samsung have all been contributing an increasing amount of code to the project, the Foundation notes.

Since version 2.6.30 of the kernel, released in June 2009, Nokia has submitted 1,173 patches, or about 2.3% of all the changes to the kernel. AMD has submitted 860 changes, about 1.7% of all the changes, and Texas Instruments has submitted 775 changes, or about 1.5% of all changes.

While the number of changes these hardware manufacturers have submitted remains relatively small, it is growing, and reflects an evolution in the Linux kernel user base, the report argues.

Linux forms the basis of the popular Google Android mobile operating system, used in a wide variety of phones. It is also the base for MeeGo, a project started by Intel and Nokia to build an OS for low-powered and portable devices. Companies such as Sony, Nokia and Samsung have also been increasingly using Linux for consumer electronics devices, such as video cameras and television sets.

Overseen by creator Linus Torvalds, the Linux kernel is what the Linux Foundation calls one of "the largest cooperative software projects ever attempted." Since 2005, more than 6,117 individual developers from more than 600 different companies have contributed to the kernel. The nonprofit Linux Foundation, founded in 2007, fosters the development and management of the software.

When it comes to corporate sponsorship, Red Hat currently leads the pack in terms of contributions. Since version 2.6.30, it has contributed 6,219 changes, or about 12% of all changes. Coming in second place, Intel has contributed 4,037 changes, or about 7.8% of all changes. Other heavy contributors include Novell (2,625 changes), IBM (2,491 changes) and Oracle (995 changes).

No company on its own, however, matches the number of changes contributed by independent developers, who, overall, contributed 35,663 changes, or about 18.9% of the whole.

Overall development of the kernel has slowed somewhat since 2.6.30. Version 2.6.30 saw 11,989 patches, an all-time peak, while the latest version, 2.6.35, saw only 9,801 patches. The report attributes the slowdown to the completion of a number of large projects, such as the incorporation of the ext4 file system.
The size of the kernel continues to grow, however. The latest version has 13,468,253 lines of code, more than twice the size of 2.6.11, released March 2005, which had 6,624,076 lines of code.

While more than 6,117 developers have contributed to Linux since 2.6.11, their contributions are not equal. Over the past five years, the top 10 individual developers have contributed approximately 10% of the total changes.

Since 2.6.12, Red Hat programmer David S. Miller has contributed the most changes, 2,533, or 1.3% of all changes made to the kernel. Interestingly, Torvalds, who has committed 886 total changes in this time frame, isn't even in the top 30 of contributors.

source (computerworld.com)

Rustle the Leaf

What it is: Rustle the Leaf is an enchanting site that I learned about from @alexgfrancisco’s excellent blog ZarcoEnglish-Tool of the Day.  Rustle the Leaf is a collection of online comic strips that teach about the environment.  The comics star Rustle the Leaf (don’t you just love the name?) and his friends.  Each comic is designed to help kids think about and understand their relationship to the planet and how their actions affect the Earth.  The site has a great collection of teaching resources that include lesson plans, offline games, and comics.  In the kids fun section, students will find Earth Day e-cards, printable cards, computer desktops, printable posters, and book downloads. How to integrate Rustle the Leaf into your curriculum: I feel like when I was in elementary school (in the 80′s), that protecting the environment was a much bigger theme in schools than it is now.  Maybe it just isn’t as widely taught at the schools I am in, or maybe it has been cut out of curriculum because it isn’t tested on.  Regardless, the environment is as important to teach today as it was when I was growing up.  Rustle the Leaf is a fun way to help your students think about and understand environmental issues.  Use the site as the basis for a unit around Earth Day or help your students understand that everyday is Earth Day by reading and discussing a new comic every day.  The comics would be great discussion starters at the beginning of the day.  The resources on Rustle the Leaf are really well done, these can be used throughout the year, monthly, or all together as a focused unit.  Set the desktops on classroom computers with Rustle the Leaf wallpapers as a daily reminder of how to care for the environment. I have a feeling that students will fall in love with the Rustle the Leaf character.  If this is the case for your students, they may enjoy creating their own Rustle the Leaf comics about the environment.  They could even create a Rustle the Leaf comic reminding others to turn off the water or lights to be posted next to sinks and light switches in the classroom. Tips: At the bottom of the Rustle the Leaf homepage in the left sidebar, you will find links to animated shorts starring Rustle the Leaf.  These are entertaining and have a great message that tie directly into the comics and lesson plans on the site.  Don’t miss them! Please leave a comment and share how you are using Rustle the Leaf in your classroom!

outside lands

The Outside Lands music festival, which drew more than 100,000 people last year, will hit Golden Gate Park Saturday. The event at the park's polo field has been shortened to a two-day event, but it is still expected to draw a big crowd and create traffic headaches.
"I grabbed my place already and I'm sitting there, not moving, until Monday," Richmond District resident Lee Wanda Marshall said.
Thursday, Marshall parked her car in front of her Richmond District home and that is where it will stay.
Outside Lands starts Saturday at the nearby polo grounds. Some of the festivals expected 50,000 attendees will be trying to find parking in her neighborhood so she had to stake her claim.
Henry Arnold has lived near the polo grounds for 33 years. Like most local resident ACB7 spoke to, parking is an issue, but the music and traffic is not much of a bother.
"It doesn't bother me but it's a little inconvenient when you can't get through the park," Arnold said.
The event attracted more than 100,000 people for the past two years. Groups like Kings of Leon and Furthur are expected to draw the same huge crowds this weekend even though the event has now been reduced to two days instead of three like last year.
"It was really just the availability of top level talent that we thought would make the event what it's been, so we wanted to maintain that level," Rick Farman of Superfly Productions said.
Tickets are $75. No food or drink is allowed into the polo grounds but there will be food for sale from 40 local restaurants and wines from 25 wineries. Promoters say the event contributes $1 million to the city's cash strapped recreation and parks budget and creates a financial magnet for the city.
Outside Lands event producers say it attracts people from all over the country and those people will spend about $30 million in San Francisco over the two days.
Promoter Allen Scott says the city does not have to contribute a dime for the event.
"We pay for all city services, cleanup, additional Muni, that sort of thing," Scott said.
Promoters say taking public transportation is the best way to attend.
(Source : abclocal.go.com )