4 in 10 Emails Are Now Read on a Mobile Device

Four in 10 emails sent are now being read on a mobile device, says Return Path in a new report, up 300% in the past 2 years alone.

Source: Return Path

Facebook Photos Represent 89% of Brands’ Most Engaging Posts

Recent research from HubSpot has indicated that Facebook photos generate higher engagement than the average post. Socialbakers took a sample of approximately 90,000 posts from 24,000 brand pages around the world during the week of November 26-December 2, and analyzed the top 10% most engaging posts. Of those, 89% were photos, with the remainder being links (4%), videos (4%), and status updates (3%).

Source: Marketing Charts

Say "Google" in Swedish

Did you know that "Google" isn't always pronounced "Google" in other languages? If you want to use the search engine in Spanish, you will want to googlear.  In Swedish, it's att googla.  For a list of other ways to pronounce Google, go here.

6 in 10 Americans Prefer Shopping In-Store to Buying Online

Most Americans prefer shopping in-store to online, according to survey results from Ipsos. 59% of the Americans aged 18-64 surveyed online said they would rather make a purchase in-store than on their computer (31%), on their mobile phone (6%), or on their tablet (3%).

40% of Social Media Time Now Comes From Mobile

According to Nielsen's "The Social Media Report 2012," 40% of time spent on social media now comes from mobile users.

It Takes 20 Seconds Before People Get Annoyed About Waiting for the Elevator

Theresa Christy, a mathematician who works for Otis Elevator Co. told the Wall Street Journal that once you press a button and wait for the elevator, it takes about 20 seconds before you start getting impatient and annoyed.

Americans Monthly Spend 121 Billion Minutes on Social Media

Nielsen says in its annual Social Media Report that Americans spent a collective 121 billion minutes on social media in July alone, up from 88 billion the year before.