November 1998 â Audiogalaxy is created by Michael Merhej. Initially an FTP search engine, the Audiogalaxy Satellite P2P client would reach 1 million downloads in 2001. In May 2002, a suit by the RIAA would force Audiogalaxy to block sharing of illegal songs. In June 2002, Audiogalaxy would settle the suit for an undisclosed amount and make its services opt-in. In September 2002, Audiogalaxy would discontinue P2P services in favor of Rhapsody, a pay streaming service.
Younger workers average $24.74 per week on coffee while workers over 45 spend an average of $14.15 per week, a fairly dramatic difference. People under 35 grew up with Starbucks on every corner and are primed to spend a ridiculous amount on coffee drinks, especially specialty drinks.
â¢ 49% of coffee drinkers would rather give up their cell phone for a month than go without coffee. â¢ Americans consume 400 million cups of coffee per day, equivalent to 146 billion cups of coffee per year, making the United States the leading consumer of coffee in the world. â¢ Coffee represents 75% of all the caffeine consumed in the United States. â¢ The average coffee cup size is 9 ounces. â¢ The average price for a cup of brewed coffee is $1.38. â¢ Seattle has 10 times more coffee stores per 100,000 residents than the United States has overall. â¢ The United States imports more than $4 billion dollars' worth of coffee each year.