The Nielsen Company recently reported that viewing of video on television, Internet and mobile devices has reached new heights. In its fourth quarter "Three Screen Report", Nielsen says that the average American watches more than 151 hours of TV per month, an all-time high. Americans who watch video over the Internet consume another 3 hours of online video per month and those who use mobile video watch nearly 4 hours per month on mobile phones and other devices.

According to a timely study from the Scarborough Kids Internet Panel, 75% of teens in the study said they are optimistic that the new administration will help solve current economic problems. African-American and Hispanic teens appear to be more optimistic than Asian and Caucasian teens, with 46% of African-American teens saying they are "very optimistic" about President Obama's ability to help the economy, along with 31 % of Hispanic teens, 24% of Caucasian teens and 20% of Asian teens.