Study Says Tuesday the Best Day for Social Media Engagement

According to a study by Yesmail, Tuesday is the best day of the week for engagement on Twitter and Facebook.

Source: PR Daily

Durham Tour de Fat Raises $15,000

New Belgium Brewing's second Durham Tour de Fat event raised $15,000 to benefit the Triangle Spokes Group as well as the North Carolina Active Transportation Alliance and the Durham Bike Co-op.

Durham Reached a Record High of 99 °F on June 20, 1964

The highest temperature ever recorded in Durham, NC on June 20th was 99 °F in 1964; the record low was 54 °F in 1959.

Source: Wunderground

Durham Nonprofit Arts Spending Supported 4,550 Full-time Jobs in 2010

Spending by nonprofit arts groups supported 4,550 full-time jobs in Durham County in the 2010 fiscal year.

Source: Arts and Economic Prosperity IV Study

85% of Duke MBA Grads Had Job Offers by Graduation

85 percent of day-time 2012 Duke MBA graduates from the Fuqua School of Business had received their first job offers by graduation day.

Source: Businessweek

Social Media Reveals 46% Increase in Memorial Day Travel Chatter

IBM’s Social Sentiment Index, which aggregates public opinion from Twitter, blogs, message forums and other social media channels, has revealed a 46 percent increase in the amount of conversations about Memorial Day travel over last year.

Source: MediaBistro

Increasing Cycling by 0.5% Could Save US 462M Gallons of Gas

The U.S. could save 462 million gallons of gasoline a year by just increasing cycling from 1% to 1.5% of all trips.

Source: 1World2Wheels.org