Google Analytics: “Measuring the value of social media has been a challenge for marketers. And with good reason: its hard to understand exactly what is happening in an environment where activity occurs both on and off your website. Since social media is often an upper funnel player in a shoppers journey, it’s not always easy… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Study – Student Debt and the Class of 2010
News release: “College seniors who graduated with student loans in 2010 owed an average of $25,250, up five percent from the previous year, according to a new report from the Project on Student Debt at the Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS). The Class of 2010 also faced the highest unemployment levels for new… Continue Reading
Census Bureau Launches Interactive 1940 Census Web Page
“In anticipation of the April 2 release of 1940 Census records from the National Archives, the U.S. Census Bureau is launching a new page on its website. Strict confidentiality laws ensure that census records are only unsealed after 72 years have passed, so genealogists, historians and researchers have waited with great eagerness for this release.… Continue Reading
Study Supports Bing Favoring Wikipedia More Often Than Google
Danny Goodwin, March 19, 2012: “While Google is often criticized for having a Wikipedia bias, it isnt the only search engine that has one. When you conduct searches on Bing, youre actually more likely to see Wikipedia prominently in your search results than for the same search on Google, namely the No. 1 spot, one… Continue Reading
Pew Research Center – State of the News Media 2012
“In 2011, the digital revolution entered a new era. The age of mobile, in which people are connected to the web wherever they are, arrived in earnest. More than four in ten American adults now own a smartphone. One in five owns a tablet. New cars are manufactured with internet built in. With more mobility… Continue Reading
Pew: Teens, Smartphones & Texting
Teens, Smartphones & Texting – “Texting volume is up while the frequency of voice calling is down. About one in four teens say they own smartphones.” Amanda Lenhart Senior Research Specialist, Pew Internet Project “Teens are fervent communicators. Straddling childhood and adulthood, they communicate frequently with a variety of important people in their lives: friends… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Defined Benefit Pension Plans, Electronic Waste, K-12 Education School-Based Sports Programs
Defined Benefit Pension Plans – Recent Developments Highlight Challenges of Hedge Fund and Private Equity Investing, GAO-12-324, Feb 16, 2012 Electronic Waste – Actions Needed to Provide Assurance That Used Federal Electronics Are Disposed of in an Environmentally Responsible Manner, GAO-12-74, Feb 17, 2012 K-12 Education School-Based Physical Education and Sports Programs, GAO-12-350, Feb 29,… Continue Reading
The 2012 Retirement Confidence Survey: Job Insecurity, Debt Weigh on Retirement Confidence, Savings
The 2012 Retirement Confidence Survey: Job Insecurity, Debt Weigh on Retirement Confidence, Savings, March 2012, Employee Benefit Research Institute “Americans confidence in their ability to retire comfortably is stagnant at historically low levels. Just 14 percent are very confident they will have enough money to live comfortably in retirement (statistically equivalent to the low of… Continue Reading
Congressional Oversight of Agency Public Communications: Implications of Agency New Media Use
CRS: Congressional Oversight of Agency Public Communications: Implications of Agency New Media Use, Kevin R. Kosar, Analyst in American National Government, March 14, 2012 This report intends to assist Congress in its oversight of executive branch agencies public communications. Here, public communications refers to agency communications that are directed to the public. Many, and perhaps… Continue Reading
World Bank Reports on Light Manufacturing in Africa
Light Manufacturing in Africa “Is there potential for Sub-Saharan Africa to compete in global manufacturing? This study draws on innovative analytical research to show that Sub-Saharan Africa could become competitive in light manufacturing and create millions of productive jobs in the process. Comparisons are made with Asian countries to benchmark Africa’s potential. A focused and… Continue Reading
Hormones and Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: Low-Dose Effects and Nonmonotonic Dose Responses
Hormones and Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: Low-Dose Effects and Nonmonotonic Dose Responses – Laura N. Vandenberg, Theo Colborn, Tyrone B. Hayes, Jerrold J. Heindel, David R. Jacobs Jr., Duk-Hee Lee, Toshi Shioda, Ana M. Soto, Frederick S. vom Saal, Wade V. Welshons, R. Thomas Zoeller and John Peterson Myers. Endocrine Reviews March 14, 2012 er.2011-1050 “For decades,… Continue Reading
IRS Creates Online Search Tool for Easier Check on Information About Exempt Organizations
News releases: “The Internal Revenue Service has launched a new online search tool, Exempt Organizations Select Check, to help users more easily find key information about tax-exempt organizations, such as federal tax status and filings. Users can now go to one location on IRS.gov, select a tax-exempt organization, and check if the organization: Is eligible… Continue Reading
