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New Trviia has been published on http://mindscurry.com/2013/top-selling-albums-used-to-reach-sales-of-20-million-copies-before-the-advent-of-online-piracy-by-2009-it-had-dropped-to-about-5-million
Top-selling albums used to reach sales of 20 million copies before the advent of online piracy - by 2009 it had dropped to about 5 million.
Although this is a true fact, it fails to explain why sales of concert tickets also dropped while music artists continue to set earnings records.
New Trviia has been published on http://mindscurry.com/2013/annual-advertisement-spending-in-1920-2-4-billion-by-2010-it-had-grown-to-over-412-billion
Annual advertisement spending in 1920 - $2.4 billion. By 2010 it had grown to over $412 billion.
In 1920, the annual spend on advertising in the US was $2.4 billion; in 1960 it was $11.9 billion; in 2000, $247.7 billion. In 2010 it had grown to $412 billion.
New Trviia has been published on http://mindscurry.com/2013/in-the-1400s-global-income-rose-only-1-per-year
In the 1400s, global income rose only .1% per year.
In the 20th Century and early 21st Century global income typically rose by 5%. That changed in the Great Recession of 2008/2009 when it shrunk dramatically to a bit more than 1%.
New Trviia has been published on http://mindscurry.com/2013/between-1998-and-2005-two-thirds-of-u-s-corporations-operating-in-the-u-s-paid-no-taxes-at-all
Between 1998 and 2005, two thirds of U.S. corporations operating in the U.S. paid no taxes at all.
Foreign corporations operating in the United States fared even better – 68% of foreign corporations paid no taxes during the same time period.
