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Pandora’s Q1 Beats Estimates With $230.8 Million In Revenue

• There first quarter earnings beat Wall Street's expectations. 
• $230.8 million in revenue and loss of 12 cents per share. 
• The company said there would be 79.2 million active listeners, but there was 81.5 million. 

Wiki Dissection LA VB MS

Wiki Dissection

• What is the purpose of this Wiki?

The purpose of this Wiki is to give information about disruptive technology in the classroom. 

• When was the last post?

The last post was when the first person/group published it first. 

• How was this Wiki created?

This wiki was created by a group of wiki members that wanted to make a page about this topic.

• What would you add to it?

We would add statistics of the number of students that use each technology item in the class.

• What did you learn from it?

We learned about where the term "disruptive technology" came from, the book The Innovator's Dilemma.

• If you had to create a Wiki with a team, what would be the specific topic (s)?

We would make a wiki about extint animals and informational statistics to inform people about this harsh topic.

• How can Wikis be used in the classroom or in education?

They give a general range of information that can be used for quick studies and brief lessons.

Spring Break

Spring Break was fun most of the time. It went by fast. I went to Times Square in NYC on Monday and on Friday I had a relay race for track, it was okay. At the track event I witnessed a very, very embarassing moment for a highschool senior. Click Here to watch it.

Times Square NYC

I didn't go to Coachella because I'm poor, but here is their link if you are interested.

Microsoft Announces Surface 3, A Cheaper, Thinner, Slower Surface Pro 3

• Microsoft announced the Surface 3 today, a new edition to its Surface lineup of tablet-hybrids. The Surface 3 is best described as a  thinner, smaller, lighter, and less-powerful Surface Pro 3.
• Surface 3 costs less
• The Surface 3 went on pre-sale this week, and it will be widely available for sale on May 5. That puts the device’s first financial impacts in Microsoft’s fiscal fourth quarter, or the second calendar quarter of 2015.