Interesting to note in the day and age of Rdio, Spotify, and Pandora that many people still buy music on CD (not just downloads)
Thirty-five percent of Cohen’s new album’s sales came from physical albums sold via Internet retailers. To compare, only 1% of Del Rey’s first-week physical CD sales came from Internet sellers. On the other hand, 74% of Del Rey’s sales were downloads, while digital sales represented 30% for Cohen.
Women tweet about Valentine’s Day about twice as often as men, and are much more positive in tone when discussing the holiday. More data c/o NM Incite’s blog post
Why is it more interesting to spend an evening with this book than with a beautiful woman?
via ilovecharts:
Speaking of…
More about Tumblr’s SOPA call-to-action:
I was nervous, but the call went really well. Please call your representative. Tumblr makes it really easy for you.
The Internet is my home; keep it free.
“Deal with It: Discounts Drive Brand Love on Social Media”
Source: Nielsen Wire + DWIGIF.com
Full Disclosure: I work at Nielsen, but all ideas and GIFs shared here are my own, and don’t necessarily reflect the opinions of my employer.
Visualizing the relationship between Social Media buzz and TV Ratings over time
Jack Mason on G+ http://bit.ly/jackgplus
Belief in Evolution Versus National Wealth
Percent of adults that answered “true” to the question, “Human beings, as we know them, developed from earlier species of animals.” From Jon Miller et al., Science, Aug 2006.
USA?
Via Calamities of Nature.
Charting the highs and lows of the programming cycle
via KyleCameron
I’ve discovered this is what it’s like to be a poser-programmer: intense “omg the code works!!” highs, bitter “FFFF: new (problem” lows
