A sampler of what our survey respondents said about issues related to same-sex marriage and homosexuality from our 2013 surveys that reflects the breadth of the public’s views on these topics.

Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage in 2003. To date, 12 states and the District of Columbia have legalized gay marriage, while 30 states have amended their constitutions to ban gay marriage. This map shows each state’s current policy on same-sex marriage.

As support for gay marriage continues to grow, 72% of Americans say that legal recognition of same-sex marriage is “inevitable.”

As support for gay marriage continues to increase, nearly three-quarters of Americans say that legal recognition of same-sex marriage is inevitable, including majorities on both sides of the issue.

A new eMarketer report finds that US millennials—a diverse and digitally savvy demographic—shop with deals in mind, online and in stores. They often want to be in control of the purchase funnel, from using search heavily to being interested in working with brands to co-create products in some capacity.

This year, smartphones will reach more than half of all mobile users in Canada, according to eMarketer. With the devices in more hands, advertisers will begin to put more dollars towards the devices.

Computers, smartphones and tablets may be cutting into the audience for print magazines, but digital editions of magazines are seeing an increased readership, and as a result, advertisers are following. Over 200% more brands advertised on US digital editions plus print than on print alone, according to research.

With smartphones in heavy use in Sweden, marketers have overwhelmingly moved on to the mobile channel. More than 80% of companies use mobile marketing and most plan to make further investments.

For the first time in Pew Research Center polling, a majority of Americans–56%–say they now own a smartphone of some kind.

Mobile banking suits a good percentage of smartphone users in the UK, and mobile payments are also catching on among this group. Men were somewhat more likely than women to engage in mobile banking and payment activities, as were younger consumers.