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Shift Ranking of September 3: Countries With the Highest Smartphone Penetration

1. United Arab Emirates (73,8% of the population) / 2. South Korea (73,0%) / 3. Saudi Arabia (72,8%) / 4. Singapore (71,7%) / 5. Norway (67,5%) / Source: Google Mobile Planet

09/03/2013September 3, 2013

Shift Ranking of September 2: German language brand pages on Facebook with the most likes

1. Amazon.de (2.7m local Fans) / 2. McDonald's Deutschland (2.1m) / 3. stylefruits (2.0m) / 4. kinder Riegel (1.7m) / 5. H&M (1.5m) / Source: SocialBakers

09/02/2013September 2, 2013

Shift Ranking of August 30: The Top Earning Players In Tennis 2013

1. Roger Federer - $71.5 million/ 2. Maria Sharapova - $29 million/ 3. Novak Djokovic - $26.9 million/ 4. Rafael Nadal - $26.4 million/ 5. Serena Williams - $20.5 million/ Source: Forbes

08/30/2013August 30, 2013

Shift Ranking of August 29: The Top Fastest Responding Brands on Twitter

1. Halo BCA (Indonesian Bank) 3 min response time / 2. National Rail (British Rail) 6 min / 3. Movistar Panamá (Telecommunication) 9 min / 4. American Airlines 10 min / 5. JetBlue Air 12 min / Source: SocialBakers

08/29/2013August 29, 2013

Shift Ranking of August 28: Countries with the highest energy consumption per capita

1. Norway (24914 kWh) / 2. Iceland (24314 kWh) / 3. Canada (15106 kWh) / 4. Sweden (14937 kWh) / 5. Finland (14542 kWh) / Source: OECD

08/28/2013August 28, 2013

Shift Ranking of August 26: The Web’s Most Dangerous Search Terms

1. Screensavers (59.1% risk of being linked to malicious websites) / 2. Free Games (24.7%) / 3. Work From Home (15.6%) / 4. Rihanna (12.6%) / 5. Webkinz (11.4%) / Source: McAfee

08/26/2013August 26, 2013

Shift Ranking of August 23: Most popular tourist destinations

1. France - 83.0 million tourists (2012)/ 2. United States - 67.0 million tourists/ 3. China/Spain - 57.7 million tourists/ 4. Italy - 46.4 million tourists/ 5. Turkey - 30.8 million tourists/ Source: UNWTO

08/23/2013August 23, 2013

Shift Ranking of August 22: Most followed people on Twitter

1. Justin Bieber - 39,797,174 followers/ 2. Katy Perry - 41,256,016 followers/ 3. Lady Gaga - 39,797,174 followers/ 4. Barack Obama - 35,516,760 followers/ 5. Taylor Swift - 32,756,638 followers/ Source: twittercounter

08/22/2013August 22, 2013

Shift Ranking of August 21: All-Time Best PC Games

1. The Orange Box – 95,88 % positive ratings / 2. Half-Life 2 – 95,48% / 3. Portal 2 – 95,16% / 4. The Walking Dead: Episode 5, No Time Left – 94,75% / 5. BioShock – 94,58 % / Source: gamerankings.com

08/21/2013August 21, 2013

Shift Ranking of August 20: The Most Popular Hashtags on Instagram

1. #love - 232,561,479 photos/ 2. #instagood - 125,623,417 photos/ 3. #me - 108,142,442 photos/ 4. #cute - 95,147,918 photos/ 5. #follow - 94,653,548 photos/ Source: Webstagram

08/20/2013August 20, 2013

Shift Ranking of August 19: The World's Highest-Paid DJs 2013

1. Calvin Harris - $46 million/ 2. Tiësto - $32 million/ 3. David Guetta - $30 million/ 4. Swedish House Mafia - $25 million/ 5. Deadmau5 - $21 million/ Source: Forbes

08/19/2013August 19, 2013

Shift Ranking of August 16: The world's busiest air travel routes

1. Jeju-Seoul (10.16m passengers a year)│ 2. Sapporo - Tokyo (8.21m)│ 3. Rio de Janeiro - Sao Paulo (7.72m)│ 4. Bejing - Shanghai (7.25m)│ 5. Melbourne - Sydney (6.94m)│ Source: Amadeus

08/16/2013August 16, 2013

Shift Ranking of August 15: Countries with the highest average daily TV viewing time

1. Hungary (on average 4,7 hours daily)│ 2. Greece (4,5 hours)│ 3. Turkey (4,4 hours)│ 4. Italy (4,3 hours)│ 5. UK (4,1 hours)│ Source: OECD

08/15/2013August 15, 2013

Shift Ranking of August 14: European Countries with the Lowest Internet Access Rates

1. Kosovo 20.5%│ 2. Romania 42.8%│ 3. Ukraine 43.5%│ 4. Moldova 44.8%│ 5. Belarus 46.0%│ Source: InternetWorldStats

08/14/2013August 14, 2013

What's a cassette tape?

The Compact Cassette was considered a marvel of sound technology back in 1963.

08/14/2013August 14, 2013

Shift Ranking of August 13: The most popular tumblr blogs

1. all-thats-interesting.tumblr.com (Human Interest)│ 2. pbh3.tumblr.com (Culture)│ 3. chappedlipsandchiclets.tumblr.com (Culture)│ 4. brouillon.tumblr.com (Web Culture)│ 5. loveyourchaos.tumblr.com (Art)│ Source: tumblr

08/13/2013August 13, 2013

Shift Ranking of August 12: The most innovative countries

1. Japan (472.417 applications for patents in 2012)│ 2. China (435.608)│ 3. USA (432.298)│ 4. South Korea (187.454)│ 5. Germany (172.764)│ Source: WIPO

08/12/2013August 12, 2013

Shift Ranking of August 9: The Most Intelligent Dog Breeds

1. Border Collie | 2. Poodle | 3. German Shepherd | 4. Golden Retriever | 5. Doberman (Source: Stanley Coren)

08/09/2013August 9, 2013

Shift Ranking of August 8: 40 Years of Hip Hop - The Best Selling Albums

1. Outkast: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below 11.4m │ 2. Eminem: Marshall Mathers LP 10.6m│ 3. The Notorious B.I.G.: Life After Death 10.2m│ 4. Eminem: The Eminem Show 10.1m│ 5. MC Hammer: Please Hammer... 10m│ Source: RIAA

08/08/2013August 8, 2013

Shift Ranking of August 7: All-Time Top Box-Office Flops

1. Cutthroat Island (1995), Total Net Loss: $145.4m│ 2. The Alamo (2004), $144.9m│ 3. The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002), $144.1m│ 4. Sahara (2005), $143.1m│ 5. Mars Needs Moms (2011), $138.8m│ Source: fimsite.org

08/07/2013August 7, 2013

Shift Ranking of August 6: The world's most traveller friendly countries

1. Iceland (6,8 - 1=not welcome, 7=welcome)│ 1. New Zealand (6,8)│ 2. Marocco (6,7)│ 2. Macedonia (6,7)│ 2. Austria (6,7)│ Source: World Economic Forum

08/06/2013August 6, 2013

Shift Ranking of August 5: The Billboard Chart's All-Time Top 5 Songs

1. "The Twist" - Chubby Checker (1960/62)│ 2. "Smooth" - Santana (1999)│ 3. "Mack the Knife" - Bobby Darin (1959)││ 4. "How Do I Live" - LeAnn Rimes (1997)│ 5. "Party Rock Anthem" - LMFAO (2011)│ Source: Billboard

08/05/2013August 5, 2013

Shift Ranking of August 2: Top Five Languages Used in the Web

English (26.8%)│ Chinese (24.2%)│ Spanish (7.8%)│ Japanese (4.7%)│ Portuguese (3.9%)│ Source: Internet World Stats

08/02/2013August 2, 2013

Shift Ranking of July 31: Most active world leaders on Twitter

1. @PresidencialVen Venezuela (34.000+ Tweets)│ 2. @StateDept USA (29.200+)│ 3. @vencancilleria Venezuela (FM) (21.600+)│ 4. @presidenciacr Costa Rica (19.600+)│ 5. @PresidenciaRD Dominican Republic (19.300+)│

07/31/2013July 31, 2013

Shift Ranking of July 29: The most obese countries in the world

1. Mexico (32,8% of the population are considered obese)│ 2. USA (31,8%)│ 3. Syria (31,6%)│ 4. Venezuela (30,8%)│ 4. Libya (30,8%)│ Source: UN

07/29/2013July 29, 2013

Shift Ranking of July 26: The 5 Worst Spam Countries

1. USA (3168 Current Live Spam Issues)│ 2. China (1455 Issues)│ 3. Russian Federation (989 Issues)│ 4. Ukraine (582 Issues)│ 5. United Kingdom (511 Issues)│ Source: Spamhaus

07/26/2013July 26, 2013

Shift Ranking of July 25: Countries with the most atheists

China (47% convinced atheists)│ Japan (31% convinced atheists)│ Czech Republic (30% convinced atheists)│ France (29% convinced atheists)│ South Korea (15% convinced atheists)│ Source: Gallup

07/25/2013July 25, 2013

Shift Ranking of July 24: Top online video content sites in June 2013

1. YouTube (158.3 million unique viewers)│ 2. Facebook (61.6m)│ 3. AOL (51m)│ 4. VEVO (49.3m)│ 5. Microsoft (46.8m)│ Source: comScore

07/24/2013July 24, 2013

Shift Ranking of July 23: The Current Succession to the British Throne

1. Charles (* 1948), Prince of Wales│ 2. William (* 1982), Duke of Cambridge│ 3. Baby Cambridge (*2013), Prince of Cambridge│ 4. Henry (* 1984), Prince of Wales│ 5. Andrew (* 1960), Duke of York

07/23/2013July 23, 2013

Shift Ranking of July 22: The most controversial articles in the English language version of Wikipedia

1. George W. Bush│ 2. Anarchism│ 3. Muhammad│ 4. List of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. employees│ 5. Global Warming

07/22/2013July 22, 2013

Shift Ranking of July 19: The world's biggest beer producing countries

1. China (490,2m Millionen Hektoliter beer hectoliter p.a.)│ 2. USA (229,3m)│ 3. Brasil (132,8m)│ 4. Russia (97,4m)│ 5. Germany (94,6m)│ Source: Baarth Report

07/19/2013July 19, 2013

Shift Ranking of July 18: 5 Most Censored Countries

1. Eritrea│ 2. North Korea│ 3. Syria│ 4. Iran│ 5. Equatorial Guinea│ Source: cpj.org

07/18/2013July 18, 2013

Shift Ranking of July 17: Hollywood's Highest-Paid Actors in 2013

1. Robert Downey Jr. ($75 million in earnings since June 2012)│ 2. Channing Tatum ($60 million)│ 3. Hugh Jackman ($55 million)│ 4. Mark Wahlberg ($52 million)│ 5. Dwayne Johnson ($46 million)│ Source: Forbes

07/17/2013July 17, 2013

Shift Ranking of July 16: Top 5 Cars for Hipsters

1. Volvo 240 (1975-1993)│ 2. Saab 900 (1979-1993)│ 3. Ford F-100 (1967-1972)│ 4. Mercedes Benz 300D (1968-1976)│ 5. Plymouth Valiant (1963-1966)│ Source: digitaltrends.com

07/16/2013July 16, 2013

Shift Ranking of July 15: Top 5 William and Kate Babynames at British Betting Agencies

1. Alexandra│ 2. Charlotte│ 3. Elizabeth│ 4. George│ 5. Victoria│ Source: Oddchecker

07/15/2013July 15, 2013

Sadness after 'Glee' star dies

Actor Cory Monteith, a heartthrob known for the US musical-comedy television series "Glee," has been found dead in his Vancouver hotel room, police said. Monteith had talked about his problems with substance abuse.

07/14/2013July 14, 2013

Shift Ranking of July 11: Countries with the highest number of personal computers

1. USA (310m PC's in use)│ 2. China (195m PC's)│ 3. Japan 98m PC's)│ 4. Germany 71,5m PC's)│ 5. India 57m PC's)│ Source: mapsofworld.com

07/11/2013July 11, 2013

Shift Ranking of July 10: Countries with the highest birth rate

1. Niger (51,6 births per 1000 people)│ 2. Mali (49,2)│ 3. Uganda (47,8)│ 4. Afghanistan (45,5)│ 5. Sierra Leone (44,7)│ Source: UNICEF

07/10/2013July 10, 2013

Shift Ranking of July 9: Top Social Media Power Influencers 2013 according to Forbes

1. Sean Gardner (Huffington Post)│ 2. Ann Tran (Huffington Post)v 3. Jessica Northey (@jessicanorthey)│ 4. Mari Smith (Facebook)│ 5. Aaron Lee (@askaaronlee)

07/09/2013July 9, 2013

Shift Ranking of July 8: Countries with the largest gold reserve

1. USA (8.134t)│ 2. Germany (3.395,5t)│ 3. Italy (2.451,8t)│ 4. France (2.435,5t)│ 5. China (1.054,1t)│ Source: World Gold Council

07/08/2013July 8, 2013

Shift Ranking of July 5: The world's most innovative countries

1. Switzerland (66.6 %) ¦ 2. Sweden (61.4 %) ¦ 3. United Kingdom (61.2 %) ¦ 4. Netherlands (61.1 %) ¦ 5. United States of America (60.3 %) ¦ Source: Global Innovation Index

07/05/2013July 5, 2013

Shift Ranking of July 3: The world's most popular browsers

1. Chrome (42,7%) ¦ 2. Internet Explorer (25,2%)¦ 3. Firefox (20,2%) ¦ 4. Safari (8,5%) ¦ 5. Opera (1%)¦ Source: StatCounter

07/04/2013July 4, 2013

Shift Ranking of July 4: YouTube's 5 Most-Shared Ads in June

1. Geico (878,231 Shares) ¦ 2. Sony (755,833 Shares) ¦ 3. Adobe (636,300 Shares) ¦ 4. Melbourne Metro (270,573 Shares) ¦ 5. Red Bull (265,736 Shares) ¦ Source: unruly media

07/04/2013July 4, 2013

Digital disobedience

How much longer can we allow secret US surveillance programs to continue? A debate.

07/02/2013July 2, 2013

Shift Ranking of July 2: The most important European inventions

1. Letterpress / Printing Press (Germany) ¦ 2. Steam Engine (UK) ¦ 3. Automobile (Germany) ¦ 4. Antibiotics / penicillin (Scotland / Germany) ¦ 5. Telephone (Germany) ¦ Source: Goethe-Institute

07/02/2013July 2, 2013

Shift Ranking of July 1: World's Most Powerful Celebrities

1. Oprah Winfrey ¦ 2. Lady Gaga¦ 3. Steven Spielberg¦ 4. Beyonce Knowles¦ 5. Madonna¦ Source: Forbes

07/01/2013July 1, 2013

Shift Ranking of June 26: African Countries With the Most Internet Users

1. Nigeria (48m internet users)│ 2. Egypt (29m)│ 3. Morocco (16m)│ 4. Kenya (12m)│ 5. South Africa (8m)│ Source: Internet World Stats

06/26/2013June 26, 2013

Shift Ranking of June 24: Countries with the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites

1. Italy (49 sites)│ 2. China (45 sites)│ 3. Spain (44 sites)│ 4. France (38 sites)│ 4. Germany (38 sites)│ As of June, 24, 2013

06/24/2013June 24, 2013

Shift Ranking of June 21: The world's most peaceful countries

1. Iceland (the least crimes, terror attacks and smallest armed forces)│ 2. New Zealand│ 3. Denmark│ 4. Canada│ 5. Japan│ Source: Institute for Economics and Peace

06/21/2013June 21, 2013

Shift Ranking of June 20: Top languages used on the internet

1. English (565m user)│ 2. Chinese (509m user)│ 3. Spanish (164m user)│ 4. Japanese (99m user)│ 5. Portuguese (82m user)│ Source: Star Translation

06/20/2013June 20, 2013