>Ad forecasts for most media have been raised, including a strong boost in radio expectation, and local TV has moved into double digits. New estimates show that total 2010 U.S. advertising will grow 5.5% year-over-year in 2010 vs. prior estimate for +3.5% year-over-year. The largest source of category upside to the prior estimates was automotive and political TV advertising, particularly in the back half of 2010, according to a new report by Barclays Capital.

47% of US teens say their social life would end or be worsened without their cell phone, and 57% credit their mobile device with improving their life. Four out of five teens (17 million) carry a wireless device (a 40% increase since 2004), according to a study by Harris Interactive.