links for 2008-10-28

• Snack Size Communication: Texting on the Rise | PSFK - Trends, Ideas & Inspiration
  "Recent data from Nielsen indicates that “snack-size” communication is becoming the new default mode for many people. They report that as of Q2 of 2008, Americans are sending or receiving more text messages than phone calls."
  (tags: sms Stats Mobile attentioncrash)
• Web Video: Not Just for Kids, Going Mainstream « NewTeeVee
  "New research indicates that online video is becoming more mainstream as it finds greater audiences with both women and adults over the age of 35."
  (tags: video Stats genx women)
• Twitter Goes Mainstream - WSJ.com
  "A lot more people -- and businesses -- are finding new ways to tweet"
  (tags: twitter microblogging WSJ)
• NYTimes.com Visualization Lab
  "Create your own visualizations using data from today's news "
  (tags: visualization data Mashups Analytics IBM Journalism)
• How This Downturn Stacks Up - Advertising Age - DataCenter: This Week
  Great set of statistics.
  (tags: economy recession Stats)