Statistics // Current TV

A Breakdown of Internet Comments From 7 Sites

If you think Al Gore invented the internet so people could share information, you are... more

poojam [removed]
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Where the most divorced people live

It's easy to see why bookkeeper Linda Mortimer moved to the Florida Keys 20 years... more

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Google Insights for Search - "let you finish"

The statistics show that this Kanye West meme is supposedly still alive as of 9.21.

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What Do You Know About Your City?

Did you know that there are over 129,000 home owners in Seattle? There were more than... more

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Drug Prohibition Is A Failure – Here’s Why

The politics and policies of drug prohibition are a failure primarily because they are... more

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18 Million Twitter Users by End of 2009

Twitter’s traffic has grown tremendously in the past year, but how many people... more

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How Did New York City Become the Pot-Arrest Capital of the Country?

On the one hand, marijuana is practically legal—more mainstream, accessorized,... more

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The Racism of Marijuana Prohibition

Marijuana is indeed a gateway drug; it is a feeder for the criminal justice system,... more

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Before he destroys everything

More and more people realize that our premier is anti-democratic and dangerous for... more

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North Americans pay more for cell phone service

Cell phone users in the U.S., Spain, and Canada pay more for mobile phone service than cell phone users in other parts of the world, according to a survey published by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

The OECD surveyed mobile carriers in its 30 member countries. The report showed on average how much consumers spend over the course of a year.

For a consumer subscribing to a medium-use package that provides about 780 voice minutes, 600 short text messages, and eight multimedia messages, the survey found that the monthly price of service ranged from $11 a month for service in the Netherlands to $53 a month for service in the U.S. as of August 2008.

On a yearly basis, American cell phone users are spending about $635.85 on cell phone service. Spanish cell phone users pay about $508.26 for the year. And Canadian cell phone subscribers pay about $500.63. By contrast people in the Netherlands and Finland pay the lowest amount for cell phone service, only $131.44 per year. And cell phone users in Sweden only pay $137.94 per year.

Prices for mobile phone service have steadily been decreasing over the years. The survey indicates that between 2006 and 2008 mobile phone voice prices fell on average about 21 percent for low-usage consumers, 28 percent for medium usage, and by about 32 percent for subscribers with the highest consumption patterns. Text messaging continues to be a lucrative business for mobile operators, the report also says.

But the results of this survey also highlight the continued gap between what cell phone users in North America pay versus what they pay in other parts of the world, such as in Scandinavia. This shouldn't come as a huge shock given that Europe has typically offered cheaper domestic plans than American providers. But it's somewhat surprising that Spain ranked as the second most expensive place in the world for mobile service.

It is likely that the U.S. will continue to be the most expensive country in the world to use a cell phone. As carriers build faster 4G networks, they are likely to increase prices on higher-end services. But if the economy continues to get hammered, more consumers might turn to lower-cost prepaid services that offer flat-rate pricing.

These plans have become more popular recently. And there are signs that increased competition may drive down prices on these services. But even though they offer a good value, they are still not used by the mainstream. And most U.S. cell phone users subscribe to a post-paid plan.Cell phone users in the U.S., Spain, and Canada pay more for mobile phone service than... more

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Did You Know? "We are living in exponential times" (A Must Watch, Really)

A unbelievable video, one for sure you need to watch. Fantastic video on the... more

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Bill Maher: New Rule - Smart President ≠ Smart Country

Bill Maher hits it right on the head. He has repeatedly said that we live in the... more

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Communist statistics

That dangerous den of Communists, which is the Istat, the Italian National Institute... more

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If the UK only had 100 people, here's how it would look

The world's population is now estimated to be 6,790,062,216. This can be a bit daunting to imagine, so what would happen if we scaled down the UK as a village of 100 people? How would Little Britain look? Here are a few of the stats:

-- THERE would be 80 adults (aged 16 or over), of whom 40 would be married and 11 would be alone.
-- SIX people would be gay or lesbian (probably).
-- EIGHTY-FOUR people would live in England, eight in Scotland, five in Wales and three in Northern Ireland.
-- EACH person would generate 495kg of waste every year. The village would generate 163kg of waste every day, of which just 47kg would be put out for recycling.
-- SEVENTEEN people would smoke, of whom 11 would like to give up.
-- EIGHT men and four women would have taken an illegal drug in the past year.
-- THE villagers would have 118 mobile phones among them (66 of which would be pay-as-you-go). There would be 55 telephone landlines.
-- TWENTY-ONE villagers would have watched Andy Murray beat Stanislas Wawrinka at Wimbledon this year; 32 people would have watched Susan Boyle lose Britain's Got Talent.
-- THIRTY people would have a Facebook account.
-- ONE person in the village would be illiterate.
-- THEY would earn an average of £388 a week (including part-time workers).
-- THE 80 adults in the village would share a personal debt of £2.4 million (£30,480 each, on average).
-- FIVE men and four women would have had multiple sexual partners in the previous year.
-- THERE would be a total of 74 voters, but only 26 of them would have gone to the polls at this year's European elections.
-- OF THE 42 households in the village, 18 would have at least one pet
-- THREE of the villagers would be vegetarians and a further five of them would be partly vegetarian.
-- BETWEEN them, the villagers would spend £2,955 a week on food and non-alcoholic drinks. They would spend £1,154 a week on food eaten outside the home, of which £355 would go towards alcohol.
-- IN THE past year, the people of the village would have made 107 trips abroad, spending £60,055 between them.The world's population is now estimated to be 6,790,062,216. This can be a bit... more