Exactly How Much the Times a Changin'

EXACTLY HOW MUCH ARE THE TIMES A-CHANGIN'? When it comes to American media habits, not even Bob Dylan could have predicted the digital revolution of the past 10 years. The growth of blogs, e-mails, and music downloads has exceeded all expectations-though some old-media favorites have fared surprisingly well. And Krusty the Clown would be proud. But overall, Dylan had it right: "You better start swimmin' or you'll sink like a stone." ACTIVE BLOGS DAILY GOOGLE SEARCHES REALITY-TV SHOWS 2000 2010 2000 2010 2000 2010 12,000 141 MALLION 100 MILLION 2 BILLION 320 VIDEOGAME REVENUE "LAW & ORDER' EPISODES BOOKS PUBLISHED 2000 2010 2000 2010 2000 2010 $7.98 BILLION $19.66 BILLION 223 905 282,242 1,052,803 SPAM DAILY LETTERS MAILED DAILY E-MAILS TEXT MESSAGES 2000 2010 2000 2010 2000 2010 207.88 BILLION 175.67 BILLION 12 BILLION 247 BILLION 400,000 4.5 BILLIN HARD-DRIVE STORAGE CLOWNS TIME SPENT ONLINE 2000 2010 2000 2010 2000 2010 $10/GIGABYTE 6C/GIGABYTE 1,200 2,700 2.7 HRS./WK. 18 HRS./WK. DAILY NEWSPAPERS CD SALES REVENUÉ ITUNES DOWNLOADS 2000 2010 2000 2010 2000 2010 1,480 1,302 $943 MILLION $427.9 MILLION 10 BILLION By Number 17, NYC and Nayeli E. Rodriguez