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Shift Ranking of January 16: The Most Innovative Cities In Europe (regarding infrastructure and technology)

1. Copenhagen / 2. Amsterdam / 3. Vienna / 4. Barcelona / 5. Paris / Source: Co.Exist

01/16/2014January 16, 2014

Shift Ranking of January 15: The world's safest airlines

1. AIR NEW ZEALAND / 2. CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS (Hongkong) / 3. FINNAIR (Finland) / 4. EMIRATES (UAE) / 5. EVA AIR (Brasil) / Source: Jacdec

01/15/2014January 15, 2014

Shift Ranking of January 14: Most visited art museums in the world

1. Louvre, Paris (9,7m visitors annually) / 2. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (6,1m) / 3. British Museum, London (5,5m) / 4. Vatican Museums (5,4m) / 5. Tate Modern, London (5,3m) / Source: Art Newspaper

01/14/2014January 14, 2014

Future of green fashion

The future of style is eco-friendly, says the director of a Berlin fashion school.

01/14/2014January 14, 2014

Shift Ranking of January 13: Countries With the Highest Female Illiteracy Rate

1. Afghanistan (88,4% age 15 and over cannot read and write) / 2. Niger (84,9%) / 3. South Sudan (84%) / 4. Mali (80,2%) / 5. Burkina Faso (78,4%) / Source: UNICEF

01/13/2014January 13, 2014

Shift Ranking of January 10: Most dangerous OECD member states

1. Mexico (13% of the population fell victim of a capital crime in the past 12 months) / 2. Chile (8,2%) / 3. Belgium (6,4%) / 4. Israel (6,3%) / 5. Portugal (5,9%) / Source: OECD

01/13/2014January 13, 2014

'Mein Kampf' an online hit

Digital editions of Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" have recently become online bestsellers.

01/11/2014January 11, 2014

Shift Ranking of January 9: Education level and iPad use

1. Post Graduate (16% use an iPad) / 2. University (13%) / 3. Technical school or college (10%) / 4. Schooling until age 18 (8%) / 5. Schooling until age 16 (7%) / Source: Globalwebindex

01/09/2014January 9, 2014

Shift Ranking of January 8: People who made the most money in 2013

1. Lui Che Woo +$2.2B (Gambling) / 2. Aliko Dangote +$1.6B (Food) / 3. Mark Zuckerberg +1,4B (Internet) / 4. Carl Icahn +710,8M (Financal Holdings) / 5. Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi +592,5M (Liquor) / Source: Bloomberg

01/08/2014January 8, 2014

Shift Ranking of January 7: Most popular Vines in 2013

1. Don’t tickle Darius (L84) 2. Vine magician (Zach King) 3. I will always love you (thenameismalik) 4. King Bach to the rescue! (KingBach) 5. Bat dad (batdad) Source: Time

01/07/2014January 7, 2014

Shift Ranking of January 6: Artists with the most successful tours worldwide in 2013

1. Bon Jovi - 151 mill. € gross income / 2. Cirque du Soleil- 116 mill. € / 3. Pink - 109 mill. € / 4. Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band 108.6 mill. € / 5. Rihanna 101.5 mill. € / Source: Billboard Magazine

01/06/2014January 6, 2014

Shift Ranking of January 3: Regions With the Highest Economic Growth Forecasts 2014

1. Sub-Saharan Africa 6,1% / 2. Asia 6,0% / 3. Middle East/North Africa 3,7% / 4. US 3,0% / 5. Emerging Europe 2,8% / Source: WSJ Europe

01/03/2014January 3, 2014

Shift Ranking of January 2: Most Viewed Articles on English Wikipedia 2013

1. Facebook (30m view counts) / 2. Deaths in 2013 (21m) / 3. Breaking Bad (17,18m) / 4. G-force (17,17m) / 5. Google (16m) / Source: Wikipedia

01/02/2014January 2, 2014

Shift Ranking of December 30: Top Refugee Hosting Countries

1. Pakistan (1,6m+ refugees) / 2. Iran (800k+) / 3. Jordan (650k+) / 4. Lebanon (600k+) / 5. Kenya (550k+) / Source: UNHCR estimate

12/30/2013December 30, 2013

Shift Ranking of December 27: Most illegally-downloaded TV shows on BitTorrent 2013

1. Game of Thrones (5,9m downloads) / 2. Breaking Bad (4,2m) / 3. The Walking Dead (3,6m) / 4. The Big Bang Theory (3,4m) / 5. Dexter (3,1m) / Source: Torrentfreak

12/27/2013December 27, 2013

Shift Ranking of December 23: Best Jobs in the US 2013

1. Actuary / 2. Biomedical Engineer / 3. Software Engineer / 4. Audiologist / 5. Financial Planner / Source: CareerCast

12/23/2013December 23, 2013

Shift Ranking of December 20: Top reddit posts of all time

1. test post please ignore (21873 votes) / 2. The Bus Knight (21312) / 3. I live in the same valley as Adam West (18795) / 4. This guy is a reporter (17373) / 5. After searching FB (14885) / Source: reddit

12/20/2013December 20, 2013

Internet vs. Music

Are there really any clear answers to the question how does the Internet affect the music business?

12/20/2013December 20, 2013

"There's never been so much music."

The music business has been turned on its head, and change is far from over, says Peter Tschmuck.

12/20/2013December 20, 2013

Shift Ranking of December 19: Most popular Pinterest Travel Pins of 2013

1. Portknockie, Scotland / 2. Blue Lagoon, Iceland / 3. Bluebonnet Field, Ellis County, Texas / 4. Caves Resort, Jamaica / 5. Lake Abraham, Alberta, Canada / Source: Pinterest

12/19/2013December 19, 2013

Shift Ranking of December 18: Most Reblogged Models on tumblr in 2013

1. Cara Delevingne / 2. Miranda Kerr / 3. Candice Swanepoel / 4. Barbara Palvin / 5. Francisco Lachowski / Source: tumblr

12/18/2013December 18, 2013

Top 10 social media stories of 2013

Social media stories of the year

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Shift Ranking of December 17: Top Trending Worldwide Google Search Terms 2013

1. Nelson Mandela / 2. Paul Walker / 3. iPhone 5s / 4. Cory Monteith / 5. Harlem Shake / Source: Google

12/17/2013December 17, 2013

Shift Ranking of December 16: Most Instagrammed Locations 2013

1. Siam Paragon Shopping Mall, Bangkok / 2. Times Square, New York / 3. Disneyland California / 4. Bellagio Fountains, Las Vegas / 5. Disney World Florida / Source: Instagram

12/16/2013December 16, 2013

Shift Ranking of December 13: Most Reblogged Authors on tumblr in 2013

1. John Green / 2. J. R. R. Tolkien / 3. William Shakespeare / 4. Charles Bukowski / 5. Veronica Roth / Source: tumblr

12/13/2013December 13, 2013

Interactive music videos

A hit with fans: the music video re-imagined for the internet.

12/12/2013December 12, 2013

Shift Ranking of December 11: Top Trending Videos 2013 on YouTube

1. Ylvis - The Fox (276m views) / 2. Harlem Shake (Army Edition) (95m) / 3. How Animals Eat Their Food (88m) / 4. Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball (78m) / 5. baby&me (67m) / Source: YouTube

12/11/2013December 11, 2013

Shift Ranking of December 10: Most popular Kindle eBooks 2013

1. Inferno (Dan Brown) / 2. Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn) / 3. Safe Haven (Nicholas Sparks) / 4. The Husband's Secret (Liane Moriarty) / 5. Divergent (Veronica Roth) / Source: Amazon

12/10/2013December 10, 2013

The Internet's all-you-can-learn buffet

Free online courses called MOOCs have become popular. Are they a threat to universities?

Education12/10/2013December 10, 201306:07 min

Shift Ranking of December 9: Most streamed tracks on Shazam 2013

1. Robin Thicke “Blurred Lines” (17.8m) / 2. Avicii “Wake Me Up” (14.7m) / 3. Macklemore “Thrift Shop” (13.6m) / 4. Macklemore “Can’t Hold Us” (11.9m) / 5. Pink “Just Give Me a Reason” (11.8m) / Source: Shazam

12/09/2013December 9, 2013

Shift Ranking of December 6: Most reblogged Bands & Groups on tumblr 2013

1. One Direction / 2. Pierce the Veil / 3. All Time Low / 4. Bring Me the Horizon / 5. Seconds of Summer / Source: tumblr

12/06/2013December 6, 2013

Shift Ranking of December 5: Countries where the iPhone 5S is the most expensive

1. Jordan ($1091.01) / 2. Turkey ($1063.10) / 3. Romania ($1012.55) / 4. Hungary ($1004.75) / 5. Greece ($999.03) / Source: MobileUnlocked

12/05/2013December 5, 2013

Shift Ranking of December 4: The world's largest Payment Networks

1. Visa (17,559m USD average daily transaction volume) / 2. MasterCard (9,863m USD) / 3. China Union Pay (7,562m USD) / 4. American Express (2,434m) / 5. Discover (438m) / Source: Coinometrics

12/04/2013December 4, 2013

Shift Ranking of December 3: The world's least corrupt countries

1. Denmark (Corruption Perceptions Index: 91) / 1. New Zealand (91) / 3. Finland (89) / 3. Sweden (89) / 5. Norway (86) / Source: Transparency International

12/03/2013December 3, 2013

Arts in exile

A virtual exhibit in Germany puts artists in exile - and their works - on display.

12/03/2013December 3, 2013

Shift Ranking of December 2: Cities with the most millionaires

1. Tokyo (461,000 millionaires) / 2. New York City (389,000) / 3. London (281,000) / 4. Paris (219,000) / 5. Frankfurt (217,000) / Source: WealthInsight

12/02/2013December 2, 2013

Shift Ranking of November 29: The most common typos for target keywords at German Yahoo 2013

1. Goggle / 2. Ebey / 3. Amzn / 4. Yutube / 5. Tschibo / Quelle: Yahoo

11/29/2013November 29, 2013

Shift Ranking of November 28: Top Cities From a Youth Perspective

1. Toronto (843 points) / 2. Berlin (836 points) / 3. New York (831 points) / 4. Dallas (784 points) / 5. Paris (775 points) / Source: YouthfulCities Index

11/28/2013November 28, 2013

Shift Ranking of November 27: The most destructive viruses of all time

1. MyDoom (38 billion USD damage) 2004 / 2. Sobig.F (37,1 billion USD) 2003 / 3. I Live you (15 billion USD) 2000 / 4. Code Red (2,6 billion USD) 2001 / 5. Slammer (1,2 billion USD) 2003 / Source: Norton

11/27/2013November 27, 2013

Classical a hit online

Pianist Valentina Lisitsa owes her success to her YouTube fanbase.

11/27/2013November 27, 2013

Life offline

Flaneur magazine reveals human stories, one street at a time.

11/27/2013November 27, 2013

Shift Ranking of November 26: The worst jobs in the US 2013

1. Newspaper Reporter / 2. Lumberjack / 3. Enlisted Military Personnel / 4. Actor / 5. Oil Rig Worker / Source: CareerCast.com

11/26/2013November 26, 2013

Shift Ranking of November 25: Countries with the highest concentration of Heavy Metal bands

1. Finland (56,7 Heavy Metal bands per 100,000 people) / 2. Sweden (38,8 bands) / 3. Norway (27,6 bands) / 4. Iceland (25 bands) / 5. Faroe Islands (18,8 bands) / Source: Metal Archives

11/25/2013November 25, 2013

Shift-Ranking of November 22: E-petitions on change.org with the most supporters

1. Allow YouTube recording tools (4,3m) / 2. Prosecute the Killer of Trayvon Martin (2,2m) / 3. Reinstate a Gay Boy Scout (348k) / 4. US School Food (258k) / 5. Against Domestic Violence (175k) / Source: change.org

11/22/2013November 22, 2013

Shift Ranking of November 20: Countries With the Highest Twitter Penetration

1. Saudi Arabia (33% of all Tweets) / 2. Indonesia (19%) / 3. Spain (14%) / 4. Venezuela (14%) / 5. Argentinia (12%) / Source: statista

11/20/2013November 20, 2013

Shift Ranking of November 19: Most Common Malware Types 2013

1. Win32:DNSChanger-VJ (7,28% of all detected Malware) / 2. Win64:Sirefef-A (1,61%) / 3. Adware.BHO.BProtector.A (1,41%) / 4. Win32:ZAccess-PB 1,20%) / 5. Exploit.CVE-2011-3402.Gen (0,78%) / Source: G Data

11/19/2013November 19, 2013

Shift Ranking of November 18: The biggest sources for internet traffic in Europe

1. YouTube (28,73% of all peak period Internet traffic) / 2. HTTP (15,64%) / 3. BitTorrent (10,10%) / 4. Facebook (4,94%) / 5. Netflix (3,45%) / Source: Statista

11/18/2013November 18, 2013

Shift Ranking of November 15: Companies With the Most US Government User Data Requests 2013

1. Yahoo (12,444 requests) / 2. Facebook 12,000 requests) / 3. Google (10,918 requests) / 4. Microsoft (7010 requests) / 5. Apple (2000 requests) / Source: Forbes

11/15/2013November 15, 2013

Shift Ranking of November 13: The most popular Mobile Operating Systems 2013

1. Android (81%) / 2. iOS (12,9%) / 3. Windows Phone (3,6%) 4. BlackBerry (1,7%) 5. Asha (0,1%) / Source: IDC

11/13/2013November 13, 2013

Shift Ranking of November 12: Countries that suffer most from extreme weather events

1. Honduras / 2. Myanmar / 3. Haiti / 4. Nicaragua / 5. Bangladesh / Source: Germanwatch KRI

11/12/2013November 12, 2013