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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
What's a cassette tape?
The Compact Cassette was considered a marvel of sound technology back in 1963.
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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+)│
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Shift Ranking of July 18: 5 Most Censored Countries
1. Eritrea│ 2. North Korea│ 3. Syria│ 4. Iran│ 5. Equatorial Guinea│ Source: cpj.org
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
Digital disobedience
How much longer can we allow secret US surveillance programs to continue? A debate.
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
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
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
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
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
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
Shift Ranking of June 19: The most successful German YouTube channels
1. YTitty (Comedy, 1,9m subscribers)│ 2. Gronkh (Games, 1,7m)│ 3. kontor (Music, 1,5m)│ 4. DieAussenseiter (Comedy, 1,2m)│ 5. PietSmittie (Games, 0,9m)│ Source: StarsOfVideo
Shift Ranking of June 18: Countries with the most consumers shopping online
1. China 219.8m│ 2. USA 149,8m│ 3. Japan 73,3m│ 4. Germany 41,2m│ 5. UK 34,8m│ Source: eMarketer
Shift Ranking of June 17: Countries with the highest average life expectancy
1. Andorra (83,5 years)│ 2. Japan (82,6 years)│ 3. Hong Kong (82,2 years)│ 4. Iceland (81,8 years)│ 5. Switzerland (81,7 years)│ Source: WHO
Shift Ranking of June 14: Football clubs with the highest transfer fees paid in one season
1. Real Madrid 2009/10: €257.4m│ 2. Juventus FC 2001/02: €177.4m│ 3. Chelsea 2003/04: €158.2m│ 4. Chelsea 2004/05: €149.9m│ 5. AC Milan 2001/02: €146.5m│ Source: transfermarkt.de
Shift Ranking of June 13: The least visited countries of the world
1. Nauru (200 tourists)│ 2. Somalia (500 tourists)│ 3. Tuvalu (1,200 tourists)│ 4. Kiribati (4,700 tourists)│ 5. Marshall Islands (5,000 tourists)│ Source: tourism-review.com
Shift Ranking of June 11: The Top 5 Expensive Cell Phones
1. Goldstriker iPhone 3GS Supreme: 3.2m USD│ 2. GoldVish Le Million: 1.3m USD│ 2. Diamond Crypto Smartphone: 1.3m USD│ 4. Vertu Signature Cobra: 310k USD│ 5. VIPN Black Diamond Smartphone: 300k USD│ Quelle: realitypod
Shift Ranking of June 10: The world's wealthiest countries
1. Qatar (GDP: 88.000 USD)│ 2. Luxembourg (GDP: 81.000 USD)│ 3. Singapore (GDP: 56.000 USD)│ 4. Norway (GDP: 51.000 USD)│ 5. Brunei (GDP: 48.000 USD)│ Source: Reuters
Shift Ranking of June 7: The most stupid dog breeds
1: Afghan hound│ 2. Basenji│ 3. Bulldog│ 4. Chow-Chow│ 5. Borzoi│ Source: hunde.de
Shift Ranking of June 6: Sites Most Frequently Visited by Children worldwide
1. Social networks (31,3% of the time spent online)│ 2. Porn and erotic sites (16,8%)│ 3. Online stores (16,7%)│ 4. Forums and chat (8,1%)│ 5. Web mail (7,4%)│ Source: Kapersky Lab
Shift Ranking of June 5: US Women's Most Popular Social Networks
1. Facebook 56% have account│ 2. Google+ 26,1%│ 3. Pinterest 21,9%│ 4. Twitter 16,9%│ 5. LinkedIn 14,2%│ Source: Burst Media
Shift Ranking of June 4: The World's Highest Railway Lines
1. Tibet Railway Line (China) 5,068 m│ 2. Ferrocarril Central Andino (Peru) 4,829 m│ 3. Rio Mulatos Line (Bolivia) 4,786 m│ 4. Pike's Peak Railway (USA) 4,301 m│ 5. Jungfrau Railway (Switzerland): 3,454 m
Shift Ranking of June 3: Highest Danube Water Levels in Passau, Germany
1. June 2013: 12,55 meters│ 2. 1501: 12,22 meters│ 3. 1595: 12,20 meters│ 3. 1954: 12,20 meters│ 5. 2002: 10,80 meters│ Source: VZB Bayern
Shift Ranking of May 31: Countries With the Biggest Increase in Internet Users 2008-2012
1. China (+264m internet users)│ 2. India (+88m users)│ 3. Indonesia (+39m users)│ 4. Iran (+35m users)│ 5. Russia (+33m users)│ Source: KPCB
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