Twitter announced that it has filed paperwork to begin the process of become a publicly traded company. The announcement was made via tweet: “We’ve confidentially submitted an S-1 to the SEC for a planned IPO. This Tweet does not constitute an offer of any securities for sale.”
#1. Ariana Grande – Yours Truly – 138,000 (138,000)
#2. Tamar Braxton – Love & War – 115,000 (115,000)
#4. John Legend – Love in the Future – 68,000 (68,000)
#6. Jaheim – Appreciation Day – 58,000
#15. Juicy J – Stay Trippy – 22,000 (86,000)
#18. Jay Z – Magna Carta Holy Grail – 20,000 (957,000)
#24. Big Sean – Hall of Fame – 18,000 (89,000)
#27. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist – 16,000 (1,057,000)
#55. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d. city – 7,000 (1,027,000)
#87. A$AP Ferg – Trap Lord – 9,000 (46,000)
#92. Earl Sweatshirt – Doris – 4,000 (62,000)
* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousand for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.
Title / Weekend Gross (in millions usd $$$)
Instagram now has 150 million monthly active users with more than 60% of them residing outside of the United States. At last tally in June, the app had 130 million monthly active users. In February, the company reached the 100 million monthly active-users milestone.
Instagram, which Facebook acquired in 2012, added video capabilities to its popular photo-sharing app in June. Celebrities and brands quickly latched onto the new feature. Soon, pop star Justin Bieber became the first Instagram user to earn 1 million Likes on a video post.
As of April, nearly half of Instagram’s users are Android users. Instagram launched in late 2010 for iOS users and made the service available for Android users in April 2012.
Comparatively, rival service Vine has 40 million registered users — not to be confused with active users — as of last month.
Icona held the European debut of the Vulcano hypercar at Salon Prive 2013, a car featuring a 790hp V12 alongside a 160hp electric motor producing a total of 950hp!
With plans for the first car to be ready a year from now, other engine options are being explored including am 870hp twin-turbo V6 hybrid and a 750hp V8. Official pricing has not been revealed but expect in $3.8 million range.
Flying Cars will be available soon according to sources.
spotted: Terrafugia
#3. Big Sean – Hall of Fame – 72,000 (72,000)
#4. Juicy J – Stay Trippy – 64,000 (64,000)
#5. Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines – 55,000 (392,000)
#13. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist – 25,000 (1,042,000)
#14. Jay Z – Magna Carta Holy Grail – 24,000 (937,000)
#44. A$AP Ferg – Trap Lord – 9,000 (41,000)
#46. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d. city – 9,000 (1,020,000)
#49. Earl Sweatshirt – Doris – 8,000 (57,000)
#53. J. Cole – Born Sinner – 8,000 (587,000)
#56. Krizz Kaliko – Son of Sam – 8,000 (8,000)
* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.
Title / Weekend Gross (in millions usd $$$)
French luxury fashion group Hermes, famed for its exclusive handbags and scarves, said Friday it had created a $12,900 basketball to grace its renovated Los Angeles store.
The blue calf leather ball is hand-stitched and embossed with the house’s trademark H sign along with the inscription Beverly Hills.
The Hermes store on Rodeo Drive opened in 1997. The company recently bought the building and the new store is spread over 10,226 square feet.
“Former teenage drug dealer White Boy Rick became one of the most famous informants in history when he began meeting in secret with Detroit police to sell info about other criminals when he was just 15. He would go on to become entrenched in corrupt politics. Here, Rick discusses his story, and how his relationship with the police ended when he was convicted of drug trafficking at age 17.”
Supercar combines jet fighter looks with a 552kW V12 capable of rocketing it from 0-100km/h in 2.8 seconds.
starting at $4.5 million
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