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October 19, 2006   |   Technology FactID: 590
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Only 1% of the music on iPods is filled with songs downloaded from iTunes.

On average, only 24 songs on each iPod are paid for directly. The rest are either illegally downloaded or ripped from CDs.

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Permanent linkLink | Share via emailEmail Fact | Share via AIMIM Fact | Source: Wired Magazine (5/06)


October 18, 2006   |   Business FactID: 588
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90% of consumers will consider switching to a different product if it's aligned with a cause.

According to a 2004 survey on cause marketing done by Boston brand-strategy firm Cone, 91% of 1,033 consumers say they have a more positive image of a company or product when it supports a cause and 90% will actually consider switching if it's aligned with a cause.


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October 16, 2006   |   Society FactID: 587
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Married couples are the minority in the US!

The American Community Survey, released this month by the Census Bureau, found that 49.7% of the nation’s 111.1 million households in 2005 were made up of married couples — with and without children. Five years ago, 52% of US households were of married couples.


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October 7, 2006   |   Computers FactID: 586
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33.5% of Facebook visitors are between 35 and 54 years-old.

The number of visitors to Facebook has almost doubled in the past year!


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