Google Earth 6.2

Everyone loves Google Earth, the way you can fly around the globe and see terrain, water, even your own house. Recently Google Earth upgraded to version 6.2 and has made the visual journey much smoother. Gone are the choppy patchwork quilts of farm lands and instead is a smooth globe.

The satellite images and aerial photographs are seamless assembled, borders smoothed out to create a globe that looks more like high-definition satellite shots of our beautiful planet. And this seamless visual continues as you zoom in, as opposed to previous versions that became very grainy upon closer inspection. 

In addition to the beauty of Google Earth 6.2, there is now a share button that allows you to share a screenshot on Goggle+ or by being able to share as an email. 

Also, Google has added search layers that result in clearer and better directions for walking, biking and mass transit systems. 

If you would like to sample the new Google Earth 6.2 -  you can download it here.

Facebook's New IPO

With the recent announcement that Facebook was presenting it's first IPO, came some very eye-opening statistics and numbers regarding just how much money is behind Facebook and how much money members of this mind-boggling, rapidly growing company are making. 

Facebook is looking to raise $5 billion with this recent public offering, which should become available sometime late spring or early summer. At this time, Facebook has not announced how many shares it plans to feel or the price-but we should be hearing from them soon about that. 

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg's  total earnings in 2011 appeared to be about 1.5 million. And now with the addition of stock earnings, which Zuckerburg wins 28.4 % of--his earnings will be quite significant

Nearly 12% of Facebook's revenue comes from the gaming platform, Zynga, which produces Farmville, Cityville and several other online games that so many people who are on Facebook seem to enjoy. Zynga generated nearly $500 million in revenue for Facebook in 2011. And of course, Facebook's ads brings in the real revenue and is thought to be the main reason behind Facebook's IPO. 

With this massive amount of revenue being generated, the soaring membership and the absolute total fascination with Facebook--this company seems destined to be one of the world's top IPO's. 

Will you buy shares? 

Apple Mini-Stores Coming to Target Stores

Looks like this spring when you shop at Target stores, you will also be able to do your Apple shopping as well. Apple has announced that starting on May 6th, 2012 25 Target stores will be partnering with Apple to host mini-stores within the box stores environment.

Target currently offers some Apple products, but this store-within-a-store concept will bring shoppers to Target and hopefully boost sales within.

Would you shop an Apple mini-store at Target?