04.12. 2010 MONEY + NUMBERS counting the news... |
First quarter 2010 percentage drop in total magazine advertising
9.4
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Same period increase in advertising for niche magazine
Martha Stewart Weddings
77.4
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Computer scientists' opening weekend box office prediction for
The Crazies, based on analyzing tweets on Twitter
16.8M
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Actual opening weekend box office gross for The Crazies
16.06M
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Computer scientists' opening weekend box office prediction for
Dear John, based on analyzing tweets on Twitter
30.71M
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Actual opening weekend box office gross for Dear John
30.46M
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Percentage of medical students who watch House, M.D.
76%
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Percentage of medical students who watch Grey's Anatomy
73%
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Estimated number of pairs of 3D glasses used to watch Avatar
42.1M
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UK sales of Wuthering Heights with original book cover in 2005
8,551
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UK sales of Wuthering Heights with new Twilight-esque book cover
reissued in 2009
34,023
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Sources: New York Times, BBC, Time, Treehugger, Nielsen NewsSip
Photo Credit: Daniel Case
