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Apple Sold More iOS Devices in 2011 Than All Macs in Company's History

2012-02-17T11:20:00.001-05:00

Apple sold more iOS devices in 2011 than all the Macs it sold in 28 years.

Source: Tech Fortune

18% of Mobile Users Have Recently Scanned a QR Code

2012-02-16T15:18:00.002-05:00

18% of mobile users report that they have scanned a QR code in the past 90 days.

Source: JiWire

Durham Wayfinders Program Now Over 1,600 Volunteers Strong

2012-02-10T14:22:00.000-05:00

DCVB's Durham Wayfinders program now boasts over 1,600 volunteers and provided over 1,220 hours of volunteer service in the month of January 2012.

Superbowl Sets Record as Most Viewed TV Event in History

2012-02-06T17:05:00.003-05:00

An estimated 111.3 million people watched the New York Giants defeat the New England Patriots in the 2012 Superbowl making it the most viewed television event in history.

Source: The Neilsen Co.

Twitter Users Say Only 36% of Tweets Are Worth Reading

2012-02-03T14:54:00.005-05:00

Twitter users say only 36% of the tweets they receive are worth reading, according to the Carnegie Mellon study "Who Gives a Tweet?," and 25% of tweets are not worth reading at all.

Source: "Who Gives a Tweet?"

63% of Mobile Users Have Initiated a Phone Call from the Bathroom

2012-01-31T14:11:00.001-05:00

Findings from the report "IT in the Toilet" indicate that American's are more connected than ever with approximately one quarter of the 1,000 individuals surveyed reporting that they don't go into the bathroom without their phone. 63% of those surveyed said they have initiated a phone call while using the bathroom and 38% have surfed the Internet. Android owners admitted using their smartphones in the bathroom more than any other group of smartphone users.

Source: IT in the Toilet

NC Entrepreneurs Have Created 40,560 Jobs Since 1992

2012-01-26T11:00:00.001-05:00

North Carolina entrepreneurs have started 1,823 high-growth companies since 1992, creating 40,560 jobs.

Source: “Starting Something: The State of the Entrepreneurial Economy of North Carolina, 1992-2011”

Valued at $400 Billion, Apple Now Worth More Than Some Countries

2012-01-20T09:51:00.001-05:00

Valued at $400 billion on the stock market, Apple is now worth more than the countries of Greece, Austria, Argentina and South Africa.

Source: Gizmodo

Durham-Chapel Hill the Country's 101st Most Populous Metro Area

2012-01-19T10:42:00.001-05:00

With approximately 520,000 residents, the Durham-Chapel Hill metro area is the 101st most populous in the country. In 2010, the MSA was ranked 102nd.

58.4 Million Photos Shared on Twitter in December

2012-01-11T14:07:00.002-05:00

The number of photos shared on Twitter grew by 421 percent over the course of 2011. In December, Twitter users shared 58.4 million photos.

Source: MediaBistro.com

70% of All Consumer Spending Takes Place After 6:00 pm.

2011-12-29T14:31:00.002-05:00

70% of all consumer spending, by locals and visitors alike, takes place after 6:00 pm.

Source: Destination Development International

Durham Art Walk Holiday Market Attracts 7,000 to Downtown Durham

2011-12-28T16:32:00.001-05:00

Durham's annual Art Walk Holiday Market attracted approximately 7,000 people to over 46 venues in Downtown Durham over the weekend of Nov. 19 - Nov. 20.

1 in 7 Minutes Online Spent on Facebook

2011-12-28T16:08:00.002-05:00

In October 2011, Facebook reached nearly half of the global audience and accounted for 1 in every 7 minutes spent online around the world and 3 in every 4 social networking minutes.

Source: comScore

4 in 5 Americans Will Purchase Gift Cards

2011-11-28T14:19:00.001-05:00

4 in 5 Americans will purchase at least one gift card this holiday season, according to a study by the National Retail Federation.

Durham Wayfinders Log 1,980 Volunteer Hours in October

2011-11-04T15:07:00.003-04:00

Volunteers for the Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau's Wayfinders program logged 1,980 hours of community service at Durham cultural facilities, events, convention information desks, and the Durham Visitor Information Center in the month of October.

98% of US Businesses are Small Businesses

2011-11-03T12:44:00.001-04:00

6.82 million of the U.S.' 6.98 million private-sector businesses -- 97.7 percent -- have fewer than 100 employees, meeting the definition of a small business.

Source: American City Business Journals

93% of 2011 Fuqua School Grads Received Job Offers Within Three Months

2011-10-24T14:05:00.003-04:00

Ninety-three percent of full-time students from the 2011 graduating class of Duke University's Fuqua School of Business have received job offers within three months of their actual graduation. That’s an 11-percentage point increase from the previous year and a 14-percentage point rise from the 2009 class.

Source: Fuqua Career Management Center

9 in 10 U.S. Internet Search Queries Consist of 5 Words or Less

2011-10-13T13:38:00.001-04:00

Source: MarketingCharts.com

Internet Radio Stations Key to Discovering New Music

2011-10-10T11:37:00.000-04:00

Nearly 4 in 10 (38%) internet radio users discover new music through internet radio stations.

Source: TargetSpot

One in Five Clueless About QR Codes

2011-10-07T15:37:00.001-04:00

One in five consumers who regularly use the internet via mobile phone do not know what a QR code is.

Source: Russell Herder, Strategic Marketing Study

Duke Accounts for 27,373 Triangle Transit Boardings in August

2011-10-05T11:30:00.000-04:00

In August, Duke community members accounted for 27,373 boardings on Triangle Transit and Durham Area Transit Authority (DATA) buses.

Average Number of Job Applicants Each Month at Duke

2011-09-30T13:05:00.001-04:00

Frequently named as a best place to work by publications and organizations, Duke University sees an average of 12,747 job applicants each month.

Source: Duke Today

Top 5 Global Office Pet Peeves

2011-09-29T15:55:00.002-04:00

Source: LinkedIn.com

86% of Smartphone Owners Text

2011-09-29T12:22:00.002-04:00

According to the Mobile Marketing Association, close to nine in 10 smartphone users engage in text messaging.

Source: IDGConnect

Word of Mouth is the Second Most Popular Source for Local News

2011-09-26T16:08:00.000-04:00

Source: MarketingCharts.com