Today, one in two mobile subscribers has a smartphone and that figure is moving steadily upwards
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Apps, A Year of Change and Growth in U.S. Smartphones - 0 views
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driven mostly by the rise of Android and iOS users who have more than doubled in a year and account for 88 percent of those who have downloaded an app in the past 30 days
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smartphone owners spend just about the same amount of time on apps each day (37 minutes a day in 2011 compared to 39 minutes today)
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The Value of a Social Media Fan….Priceless - 3 views
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The value of a Facebook fan is more than just a number. It is equal to the same value you would place on someone who has agreed to become a part of your brand’s daily on-going activity for the long term and even promote it to his friends and family on occasion. The value of a Facebook fan is the same value you would place on someone who actually cared enough to show you he likes you or your actions. The value of a Facebook fan cannot be measured using the same measurement system as old traditional media. It calls for a new form of measurement which takes into account a whole new set parameters including the “liker’s” level of engagement with the brand, duration of being a “liker” and more. The value of a fan in my mind, well, is priceless.
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Bloomberg.com: News - 0 views
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China’s leaders are doing their part. The massive 4 trillion yuan ($586 billion) stimulus plan they unveiled on Nov. 9 signaled their intent to spur domestic consumption
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While Chinese consumers, as a group, still don’t overshadow their American counterparts in total spending, their outlays are growing. China’s retail sales jumped 22 percent in October
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He predicted they would account for 10 percent of global economic output by 2010. Already, they comprise more than 15 percent.
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has been down as much as 70 percent from its high, while Moscow’s stock market has fallen as much as 75 percent from its peak
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BRIC nations combined held 41 percent of total global foreign exchange reserves as of early November
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