Barbara K Iverson

According to Nielsen’s new U.S. Consumer Usage Report 2012, nearly 120 million people within television homes own four or more TV sets, and 16% of television homes own a tablet.

Smartphone owners officially make up the majority of mobile subscribers, as 56% owned a smartphone as of Q3 2012.

Additionally, the number of social media users continues to increase across all platforms as consumers use social networking as a vehicle to navigate the media universe.

The personal computer is still at the center of the social networking experience, but consumers are increasingly looking to other devices to connect on social media.

Time spent on mobile apps and the mobile web account for 63% of the year-over-year growth in overall time spent using social media. 46% of social media users say they use their smartphone to access social media; 16% say they connect to social media using a tablet.