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Recent data from Nielsen breaks down mobile activity on Android smartphones. The numbers also examine the best forms of discovery for smartphone apps.

According to data from Compete, 55.8 percent of Facebook users say their purchase decisions have been influenced by Facebook pages, while 66.1 percent of Twitter users say their purchase decisions have been influenced by Twitter feeds.

Using data from Dan Zarrella and Pure360, KISSmetrics examined the effect of timing for email marketing in its report, “The Science of Social Timing Part 2: Timing & Email Marketing.” A notable trend is that early mornings and weekends are optimal for many email metrics.

According to a white paper from Silverpop, only one out of 10 companies have an opt-in for email on their Facebook pages, and even fewer companies utilize SMS to increase their email subscriptions.

Introducing MobileCactus! A Global Performance Based Ad Network (CPA) for Mobile Apps and the Mobile Internet!

According to Flurry, in the past year mobile application usage has leapfrogged our usage of the Web on both desktop computers and mobile devices.

According to a study from Retrevo, a shopping and review website specializing in consumer electronics, iPhone owners appear more excited for near-field communication (NFC) technology than Android owners are.

According to eMarketer, Facebook’s online display ad revenue in the U.S. will surge once again in 2011 and reach $2.2 billion, making it the No. 1 display ad-selling company in the nation.

Recent figures from comScore show that American viewed 4.6 billion video ads in May. Google Sites led all video properties in terms of unique video viewers, while Hulu led the way in terms of video ads viewed.