by the numbers

105

The number of McDonald’s restaurants in Denver that will begin renting new-release DVDs for $1 a day under a program to be tested there this summer.

40

Percent of adult Americans who say they prefer to use the telephone to contact government offices, versus 35 percent who prefer either the Web or e-mail. Thirteen percent prefer in-person visits.

2.3

Amount of Internet advertising revenue, in billions of dollars, in the first quarter this year — a record for a single quarter.