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Tebow Alone Can't Attract Facebook Fans

Sprokkit's social media analytics platform Track Social took a look at the NFL to see how well the teams fare on Facebook and what each is doing to deserve its ranking. Despite Tim Tebow memes, the Denver Broncos don’t even make the top ten.

Report: VC Investment Slowed During Q4

Venture capital investment slowed in the fourth quarter, with U.S. companies raising $7.4 billion, down $1 billion from the previous quarter, according to new figures released by Dow Jones VentureSource.

IFPI Report: Digital Music Market Not Bleak [with charts]

Digital music revenues grew 8 per cent to $5.2 billion, reaching another milestone in the industry’s evolution. That news comes from IFPI's Digital Music Report 2012, which also notes that major legal music services are now available in 58 countries.

Growth in Connected Devices Puts Consumers in Control

NPD In-Stat forecasts that the installed base of connected devices will grow from 256.8 million units in 2011 to 1.34 billion units in 2016. This should serve as a wake-up call for any entertainment-related companies that still depend on tradition distribution methods, the research firm said.

Men check NFL scores from _where?_

In yet another achievement made possible by technology, 4 percent of men have checked the score of an NFL game while at a funeral. And 18 percent of them have looked up that vital stat while on a date, according to a survey released by Yahoo Sports.

Patriots fans more mobile-savvy than Giants fans? [with nifty infographic]

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has come up with more statistics for fans to argue about on Sunday while watching Super Bowl XLVI. It has determined that those rooting for the Patriots are more mobile savvy, but there are many factors worth betting a beer or two over.

Who wants Super Bowl tickets? Yahoo knows [with chart]

Here’s more fun with Super Bowl online statistics, this time courtesy of Yahoo, which reports receiving 50 percent more search requests for New England Patriots than for New York Giants.

Tech CFOs amend revenue growth forecast

Nearly three in four chief financial officers of U.S. technology companies expect revenue to increase in 2012, though at a much smaller rate than last year, according to a new survey by financial advisory and consulting firm BDO.

TiVo's Super Bowl report says football rules over ads [with charts]

TiVo, which has been tracking must-see Super Bowl moments and advertisements for a decade, has released its report on what viewers actually watched on Sunday – and it wasn't the ads.

Apps lose to Web during Super Bowl [with charts]

The NPD Group determined that cheerleaders for smartphone apps may be disappointed at how well they scored during Super Bowl XLVI.