An overwhelming majority (85%) of the adults who use social media report that people are usually kind on the sites. At the same time, 49% have witnessed mean and offensive behavior and they usually respond by ignoring it.

Apps preferred for navigating and information gathering; mobile web for entertainment, searches

Consoles are the top way of viewing online content via traditional TV sets

Facebook.com ranked as the top display ad publisher in Brazil during the month of December with 11 billion display ad impressions (17.4 percent market share) reaching 33.1 million people online.

Nearly 66 percent of financial customers reported using online bill pay in early 2011, showing a 2-percent increase from 2010. Among these customers, many have not consolidated their bill pay...

Italy’s online video audience grew by 8.3 percent from July to December 2011, making it the fastest growing market in EU5.

Convergence with tablets and a ceiling on consumer interest slow ereader growth

Business will be driven by tighter budgets, social elements and mobile devices

Cable news is now the top regular source for campaign news. The long-term decline in the number of Americans getting campaign news from local and network TV news, and local newspapers, steepened this year. Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are used for campaign news by a relatively limited audience.

Social sharing tools help satisfy the country's growing hunger for online video