PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for Wednesday, August 1, 2007

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for Wednesday, August 1, 2007

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Gift Cards Ranked No. 1 Choice for Birthdays; Survey reveals men spend the most on spouse or significant other while women spend the most on their children

A recent survey conducted to understand what Americans think about birthday gifts revealed that 81 percent of men and women prefer to receive gift cards for their birthday. Electronics ranked second followed by clothes and tickets to a show or sporting event. In addition, birthdays are the No. 1 occasion driving gift card sales. Nearly 90 percent of people agree the primary reason for purchasing gift cards is the desire for the recipient to get what they want. Fifty-five percent purchase gift cards to avoid worrying about the gift's color, size, etc.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3526052

iTunes Store Tops Three Billion Songs

Apple(R) today announced that more than three billion songs have been purchased and downloaded from the iTunes(R) Store (www.itunes.com). iTunes is the world's most popular online music, TV and movie store featuring a catalog of over five million songs, 550 television shows and 500 movies. iTunes recently surpassed Amazon and Target to become the third largest music retailer in the US.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3525669

Renters Say Air Conditioning Is the One Amenity They Can Not Live Without Apartments.com Survey Reveals Renter Amenity Preferences

As the summer heats up, a recent Apartments.com survey to current renters supports the importance of staying cool as more than thirty-six percent of respondents indicate that air conditioning is the one amenity they can not live without. Air conditioning is also consistently the most searched amenity on Apartments.com. In addition to air conditioning, twenty-two percent of renters surveyed stated that parking is the one amenity they could not live without and fourteen percent said in-unit washer and dryer.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3525961

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