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British newspapers with the most online readers: Shift Ranking of October 14

1. Guardian (7,5m readers) | 2. Daily Telegraph (7,36m) | 3. Daily Mail (6,83m) | 4. The Independent (4,16m) | 5. Daily Mirror (4,15m) | Source: National Readership Survey

10/14/2014October 14, 2014

Most transparent Aid Organisations: Shift Ranking of October 10

1. UN Development Programme | 2. Department for International Development | 3. Millennium Challenge Corporation | 4. Global Alliance for Vaccines | 5. Asian Development Bank | Source:: ATI 2014

10/10/2014October 10, 2014

Global Desktop Operating System Market Share: Shift Ranking of October 9

1. Windows 7 (53%) | 2. Windows XP (24%) | 3. Windows 8.1 (7%) | 4. Windows 8 (5%) | 5. Mac OS X 10.9 (4%) | Source: Business Insider

10/09/2014October 9, 2014

Best selling ebooks of 2014 (so far) on Amazon: Shift Ranking of October 8

1. John Green, The Fault in Our Stars | 2. Veronica Roth, Divergent | 3. Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch | 4. Veronica Roth, Insurgent | 5. Veronica Roth, Allegiant | Source: Amazon

10/08/2014October 8, 2014

Exit: Tokyo in Reverse

A young man wanders through the streets of the Japanese capital. Everything appears to be normal -- except that the other pedestrians are walking backwards.

10/08/2014October 8, 2014

Age groups with the most mobile gamers: Shift Ranking of October 7

1. 25-34 years (34% of all gamers are this age) | 2. 16-24 years (30%) | 3. 35-44 years (22%) | 4. 45-54 years (11%) | 5. 55-64 years (4%) | Source: Global Web Index

10/07/2014October 7, 2014

The most expensive German cities for students: Shift Ranking of October 6

Munich (521 Euro monthly rent for a single room) | Frankfurt (418 Euro) | Konstanz (410 Euro) | Stuttgart (402 Euro) | Freiburg (398 Euro) | Source:: wg-suche.de

10/06/2014October 6, 2014

Countries with the highest ownership of eBook devices: Shift ranking of October 1

1. USA (30,6%) | 2. Netherlands (29,4%) | 3. UK (28,1%) | 4. Belgium (21,4%) | 5. Denmark (18,2%) | Source: Bookboon

10/01/2014October 1, 2014

Companies with the highest lobbying budget in the EU: shift Ranking of September 30

1. Philip Morris International Inc. (Euro 5m annual budget) | 2. ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical (4.75m) | 3. Microsoft Corporation (4.5m) | 4. Siemens AG (4.35m) | 5. Shell Companies (4.25m) | Source: LobbyControl

09/30/2014September 30, 2014

Where's the next cafe, please?

The Yelp app promises to help you find a shop close by in a city you don't know.

09/30/2014September 30, 2014

The most popular Pinterest users: Shift Ranking of September 29

1. Joy Cho (13,4m followers) | 2. Maryann Rizzo (9,6m) | 3. Bekka Palmer (9,1m) | 4. Jan of Poppytalk (8,27m) | 5. Jane Wang (8,20m) | Source: Repinly

09/29/2014September 29, 2014

Regions with the most Instagram users: Shift Ranking of September 26

1. Middle East & Africa (34% of internet users aged 16-64 have an Instagram account) | 2. Latin America (33%) | 3. North America (25%) | 4. Europe (16%) | 5. Asia & Pacific (16%) | Source: Globalwebindex

09/26/2014September 26, 2014

Countries with the lowest Internet access rates: Shift Ranking of September 25

1. North Korea (<0,1 percent of the population have internet access) | 2. East Timor (0,91 percent) | 3. Myanmar (1,07 percent) | 4. Burundi (1,22 percent) | 5. Sierra Leone (1,3 percent) | Source: ITU

09/25/2014September 25, 2014

World's Ideal Employers for Engineering - Shift ranking of September 24

1. Google | 2. Microsoft | 3. BMW Group | 4. Apple | 5. GE imagination at work | Source: universumglobal.com

09/24/2014September 24, 2014

Cities in Europe with the best prospects for sustainable growth - Shift ranking of September 23

1. London 2,32 EREGI-Scores | 2. Paris 1,73 | 3. Istanbul 1,72 | 4. Stockholm 1,63 | 5. Oslo 1,6 | Source: LaSalle Investment Management / EREGI 2014

09/23/2014September 23, 2014

Fastest Growing IT Companies 2014 - Shift ranking of September 22

1. LinkedIn | 2. Apple | 3. Qlik Technologies | 4. athenahealth | 5. Equinix | Source: Forbes

09/22/2014September 22, 2014

Countries with the most billionaires: Shift Ranking of September 19

1. USA 571 Billionaires | 2. China 190 Billionairess | 3. Great Britain 130 Billionaires| 4. Germany 123 Billionaires| 5. Russia 114 Billionaires | Source: Die Welt

09/19/2014September 19, 2014

E-cars with the hightest range: Shift Ranking of September 18

1. Tesla-S (510 kilometer range) 2. Kia Soul EV (212 kilometer | 3. Renault Zoe (210 kilometer) | 4. Nissan Leaf (199 kilometer) | 5. BMW i3 & Volkswagen E-Golf (190 kilometer) |

09/18/2014September 18, 2014

The rainiest places on earth: Shift Ranking of September 17

1. Mawsynram, Meghalaya St., India 11871mm rainfall 2013 | 2. Cherrapunji, Meghalaya St., India 11777mm | 3. Tutendo, Colombia 11700mm | 4. Cropp at Waterfall, New Zealand 11516mm | 5. Ureca, Equatorial Guinea 10450mm |

09/17/2014September 17, 2014

The most visited online dating services: Shift Ranking of September 16

1. Badoo.com 19.99 million monthly unique visitors | 2. Match.com 7.96 million | 3. Okcupid. com 7.95 million | 4. POF.com 7.7 million | 5. Zoosk.com 4.34 million | Source: Alexa.com

09/16/2014September 16, 2014

How to find good parties in Berlin

The app Beatguide helps out-of-towners find quality DJ performances in Berlin.

Music09/16/2014September 16, 201403:56 min

Learn German with Twitter & YouTube

Need a quick brush up in German on the go, check out these language learning services.

09/15/2014September 15, 2014

The World's Top-Earning Authors 2014: Shift Ranking of September 15

1. James Patterson €69,67 million | 2. Dan Brown €21,67 million | 3. Nora Roberts €17,8 million | 4. Danielle Steel €17,03 million | 5. Janet Evanovich €15,48 million | Source: Forbes

09/15/2014September 15, 2014

Countries with the most users of Line mobile messenger: Shift Ranking of September 12

1. Japan (52m registered users) | 2. Indonesia (30m) | 3. Thailand: (27m) | 4. India (18m) | 4. Spain (18m) | Source: Line

09/12/2014September 12, 2014

The future of music

Big data and digital streaming services tend to dominate discussion of the industry's future.

09/12/2014September 12, 2014

Digital libraries

The EU says libraries can digitize their own collections without permission from copyright holders.

09/12/2014September 12, 2014

Top Desktop Operating Systems 2014: Shift Ranking of September 11

1. WinXP (14,31%) | 2. MacOSX (9,12%) | 3. Windows 8.1 (8,57%) | 4. Windows 8 (6,97%) | 5. Windows Vista (3,19%) | Source: Statcounter

09/11/2014September 11, 2014

'Hidden' Stonehenge revealed

New digital maps reveal significant ancient monuments beneath Stonehenge.

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Countries with the most iPhone users - Shift Ranking of September 10

1. Australia (42%) | 2. USA (41%) | 3. Canada (38%) | 4. Singapore (37%) | 5. Sweden (36%) | Source: Globalwebindex

09/10/2014September 10, 2014

Netflix in Germany

Can America's Netflix succeed with a limited offering in an aging country that's slow to change?

09/10/2014September 10, 2014

Attending Prague's Gay Pride as an avatar

People from LGBT-hostile countries can virtually participate in Prague's Gay Pride.

Lifestyle09/09/2014September 9, 201406:10 min

The World's Highest-Paid DJs 2014: Shift Ranking of September 9

1. Calvin Harris - €51.2 million / 2. David Guetta - €23.3 million / 3. Avicii & Tiesto - each €21.7 milion / 5. Steve Aoki - €17.8 million / Source: Rolling Stones Magazine / Forbes

09/09/2014September 9, 2014

Countries with the most competitive economies: Shift Ranking of September 8

1. Switzerland 5.67 of 7 Rating-Score | 2. Singapore 5.61 | 3. Finland 5.54 | 4. Germany 5.51 | 5. United States; Sweden 5.48 | Source: World Economic Forum (WEF)

09/08/2014September 8, 2014

The most popular ways to communicate amongst 16 to 18 years old Germans: Shift Ranking of September 5

1. Messaging-services incl. SMS (78%) | 2. Personal talk (64%) | 3. Social media (53%) | 4. Mobile phone (30%) | 5. Landline (17%) | Source: bitkom

09/05/2014September 5, 2014

The Most Popular Search Engines 2014: Shift Ranking of September 4

1. Google (1,1 billion estimated Unique Monthly Visitors) | 2. Bing (350m) | 3. Yahoo! Search (300m) | 4. Ask (245m) | 4. Aol Search (245m) | Source: eBizMBA

09/04/2014September 4, 2014

The Highest-Paid Athletes: Shift Ranking of September 3

1. Floyd Mayweather $105m / 2. Cristiano Ronaldo $80m / 3. LeBron James $72.3m / 4. Lionel Messi $64.7m / 5. Kobe Bryant $61.5m / Source: Forbes

09/03/2014September 3, 2014

The best places to be born: Shift Ranking of September 2

1. Switzerland (8.22 points out of 10) / 2. Australia (8.12) / 3. Norway (8.09) / 4. Sweden (8.02) / 5. Denmark (8.01) / Source: The Economist

09/02/2014September 2, 2014

Most followed EU politicians on Facebook: Shift Ranking of September 1

1. Angela Merkel (768k) 2. Matteo Renzi (730k) 3. François Hollande (488k) 4. Victor Ponta (471k) 5. David Cameron (309k) Source: Facebook

09/01/2014September 1, 2014

The world's top bike-sharing cities: Shift Ranking of August 29

1. Hangzhou, China: 78.000 bikes / 2. Wuhan, China: 70.000 bikes / 3. Tiayuan, China: 35.000 bikes / 4. Taizhou, China, 24.225 bikes / 5. Paris, France: 23.900 bikes / Source: The Bike-Sharing World Map

08/29/2014August 29, 2014

Countries with the largest gold reserves: Shift ranking of August 27

1. USA (8.133,5 tons) / 2. Germany (3.384 tons) / 3. Italy (2.451 tons) / 4. France (2.435 tons) / 5. Russia (1.094 tons) / Source: Finanzen100

08/27/2014August 27, 2014

Countries With the Highest Digital Video Viewer Penetration Worldwide: Shift Ranking of August 26

1. South Korea (95,9% of Internet Users) / 2. Spain (92,0%) / 3. Italy (91,0%) / 4. Mexico (90,1%) / 5. China (89,6%) / Source: Connected Life

08/26/2014August 26, 2014

The World's Least Visited Countries: Shift Ranking of August 25

1. Kiribati (6,000 visitors a year) / 2. Montserrat (7,000) / 2. Niue (7,000) / 4. Liechtenstein (60,000) / 5. Anguilla (69,000) / Source: World Tourism Organization

08/25/2014August 25, 2014

World's busiest passenger air routes: Shift Ranking of August 21

1. Hong Kong–Taipei (4,8m passengers a year) / 2. Dublin–London (3,5m) / 3. Jakarta–Singapore (3,4m) / 4. Seoul–Tokyo (3.2m) / 5. London–New York (2.7m) / Source: IATA

08/22/2014August 22, 2014

Countries With the Highest Penetration of Fibre-to-the-Home LAN: Shift Ranking of August 21

1. United Arab Emirates: 100% household penetration / 2. South Korea: 64% / 3. Hong Kong 56% / 4. Japan: 54% / 5. Singapore: 41% / Source: OECD

08/21/2014August 21, 2014

Most visited countries in the world: Shift ranking of August 20

1. France (84,7m foreign tourists in 2013) / 2. USA (69,8m) / 3. Spain (60,7m) / 4. China (55.7m) / 5. Italy (47.7m) / Source: World Tourism Organisation

08/20/2014August 20, 2014

Top Bestselling Video Games in the US: Shift Ranking of August 19

1. The Last of Us Remastered (PS4) / 2. Mario Kart 8 (Wii U) / 3. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Xbox 360) / 4. Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition (PS3) / 5. Pokemon Y (3DS) / Source: videogamesblogger

08/19/2014August 19, 2014

The World's Richest People 2014 - Shift Ranking of August 18

1. Bill Gates: $78.2 billion / 2. Carlos Slim: $72 billion / 3. Amancio Ortega: $65.3 billion / 4. Warren Buffett: $60.3 billion / 5. Ingvar Kamprad: $52.8 billion / Source: Bloomberg Billionaires Index

08/18/2014August 18, 2014

The greenest cars with a gasoline engine: Shift Ranking of August 15

1. Lexus CT 200h 8.08 of 10 Points/ 2. Seat Mii 1.0 Ecofuel Start-Stop 8.03 P./ 3. Peugeot 308 1.6 Blue HDI 120 Start-Stop 7.9 P. / 4. Audi A3 Sportback 1.4 TFSI G-Tron S Tronic 7.58 P./ 5. Toyota Prius Hybrid 7.53 P./

08/15/2014August 15, 2014

Disturbing dystopia

Dave Eggers' novel, 'The Circle,' depicts a world ruled by a giant, all-pervasive Internet company.

08/14/2014August 14, 2014

Most popular downloads on Google Play 2014 - Shift Ranking of August 14

1. Facebook Messenger / 2. WhatsApp Messenger / 3. Facebook / 4. Skype / 5. Bubble Witch 2 Saga / Source: Google

08/14/2014August 14, 2014