CHART OF THE DAY: Turns Out People Aren't Actually Getting Bored With Facebook (FB)

There is, and probably always will be, a story floating the ether that Facebook is getting smoked by up and coming rivals like SnapChat, Whatsapp, or Twitter.

While those services are certainly popular, they're not hurting Facebook, according to comScore data analyzed by J.P. Morgan analyst Doug Anmuth. Anmuth notes that Facebook's share of total mobile minutes continues to rise, while share of time spent on those other sites remains relatively flat.

Though, as Peter Kafka at All Things D notes, Anmuth isn't looking at demographic data. Most of the concern about Facebook is that it's lost its edge with teens. If that's true, it will show up in the data soon enough.

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Here's A Chart That Shows Why LeBron James' Stats Don't Compare To Some Of The All-Time Greats

For many, it is difficult to accept how great LeBron James is because his statistics just don't compare to some of history's greatest players. However, James' deflated numbers can easily be explained by just looking at how slow the NBA has become.

Below is a look at how many shots teams averaged per game throughout the history of the NBA. For the last 20 years, the average has remained steady at approximately 81 shots per game. However, things were much different years ago.

For example, in 1961-62, the year Oscar Robertson famously averaged a triple-double, teams averaged 107.7 shots per game, the third-most in NBA history, and 31.5% more than this year (81.9 FGA/gm). If you increased James' numbers by the same rate, he would be averaging 35.4 points, 10.7 rebounds and 9.6 assists per game this year (Robertson averaged 30.8, 12.5, and 11.4 respectively).

This is not to diminish what Robertson accomplished. But his numbers do need to be taken in the context of a league that did not emphasize defense in the same manner as today's game. And when we do that we can see just how great LeBron is performing...

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Europe's Economic Crisis Is Now Worse Than The Great Depression [CHART]

From Paul Krugman: The trajectory of Europe's real GDP per capita today vs. its real GDP per capita back during The Great Depression. No commentary necessary.

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CHART OF THE DAY: How App Makers Make Money (AAPL, GOOG)

App revenue comes largely from in-app purchases made in free games, according to a new report from Distimo. Right now 76 percent of revenue comes from in-app purchases made in paid and free apps. That's up from 53 percent a year ago. If you're an app-maker, it looks like the best plan for making money is to give away the app, then charge people once they start using it.

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CHART OF THE DAY: How People Use Facebook On Smartphones

IDC conducted a survey in conjunction with Facebook to find out how people are using smartphones. It surveyed 4,446 people aged 18-44 who use iPhones or Android-based phones. In this chart you can see how people are using Facebook on smartphones.

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