5/15/2013
Facebook ranks as the most valuable social media brand in 2013, according to HWZ University. The valuation is determined by financial revenue; brand strength, including influence, user engagement and awareness; and brand value, which calcul
5/15/2013
Only one in three girls ages 8-17 knows what a credit score is (38%) or how credit card interest and fees work (37%), according to Girl Scouts of the USA. Four in 10 (40%) don’t know how to use a credit card. A little more than one in 10 (1
5/15/2013
Teens ages 13-15 describe the American Dream as the opportunity to be happy, according to iModerate. They discount the notion that money can buy happiness and dismiss a focus on material items. They equate success with job satisfaction rath
5/15/2013
Nearly two in three moms say the worst parenting task to “cut corners” on is to cave in to children’s demands, according to the Parenting Group. Few moms (1%) feel guilty about skipping pages of a book at bedtime.
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5/15/13
Something Borrowed
Publisher Sourcebooks and e-book library distributor Overdrive are kicking off a two-week pilot program May 15 to try to determine the impact of library e-book lending on autho
6/21/13
Online shoppers are more satisfied with the purchase process than they are with the post-purchase and delivery phase, according to comScore and UPS. More than eight in 10 consumers who have made at least two online purchases in the past three
6/21/13
Of the 71% of U.S. adults who drink alcoholic beverages, 27% are millennials (ages 21-34), according to Scarborough Research. Millennials who drink are 19% more likely than all adults age 21 and older to be employed full-time and 21% more
6/21/13
More than half of mobile owners who have booked travel in the past 90 days have done so via tablet (29%) or smartphone (23%), according to JiWire. Only 13% of mobile owners don’t use their devices for any travel-related purchases (includin
6/21/13
Mothers are the sole or primary breadwinners for 40% of U.S. households with children under age 18, according to Pew Research Center analysis of the latest available U.S. Census data. This is almost four times the number of households in whic
6/21/13
More than eight in 10 smartphone owners (85%) use their devices to compare products and prices before making a purchase, and 45% of these do so from a retail store, according to Kentico Software. Six in 10 mobile users (63%) prefer shoppin