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Quickfacts: Media

The participatory news consumer

The overwhelming majority of Americans (92%) use multiple platforms to get their daily news, according to a new Pew Research Center study.

Quickfacts: Sociological

The evolution of romance

In a paper recently published in The Journal of Social, Evolutionary and Cultural Psychology, two Canadian researchers — one of each gender — analyse the titles of Harlequin romance novels.

Quickfacts: Country Profile

Australia

A detailed cross-industry overview of Australia with up-to-date information on demographics, consumer attitudes, retail, media and technology.

Quickfacts: Economic

The top 10 most liveable cities

The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Survey 2010 assessed living conditions in 140 cities around the world, across five broad categories. Canada and Australia come out on top.

Quickfacts: Media

Global Music Survey 2010

Synovate, Music Matters and MIDEMnet have produced a global survey of music consumption habits, surveying 8,500 people in 13 countries on their likes and dislikes.

Quickfacts: Communications

Do you sleep with your mobile phone?

A new report by the Pew Research Center includes the demographics of people who sleep with their mobile phone next to their bed.

Quickfacts: Media

BBC iPlayer tops 120m monthly requests

The BBC has announced that BBC iPlayer topped 120 million requests on all platforms last month, with the recent snowy weather helping it achieve one of the best weeks ever.

Quickfacts: Sociological

Mobile phones organise lives

A new survey recently announced by Ruder Finn explores the intents and uses of mobile internet by ordinary users.

Quickfacts: Communications

Digital dumping

Digital dumping is on the rise, according to a survey commissioned by DateTheUk dating service.

Quickfacts: Media

Global television audiences for sporting events

This year's Super Bowl set a record for the largest ever American television audience, according to Futures Sport + Entertainment

Quickfacts: Communications

Highest and lowest mobile phone usage

According to the GSM Association there will be 5 billion global mobile phone subscriptions by the end of 2010 and users are getting increasingly more verbal.

Quickfacts: Media

Facebook moves into second place in the US

There’s been a changing of the old guard at the top of the internet vanguard as Facebook passes Yahoo for the first time, replacing it as the second most popular website in the US with 134 million unique visitors in January, 2010.