Radio is still the dominant way people in the US to discover music (48%) – followed by tips from friends/relatives (10%), and YouTube (7%), but more teens listen to music through YouTube than through any other source (64%) — followed by radio (56%) and iTunes (53% ) and CDs (50%) – according to new research.
Since the Opening Ceremony of London 2012, the world has embraced Olympic fever. Research from Nielsen revealed that there were more tweets about the Olympics on that single day than during the entire duration of Beijing 2008. The unprecedented social following of the Games is reflected in 67% of UK adults using Social Media to … [Read more…]
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