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Soft Housing Market to Drive Nearly 50% Increase in Web Site Adoption by Home and Trade Service SMBs Over Next Two Years

added: 29-10-2008

According to The Kelsey Group's Local Commerce Monitor study, Web site adoption by small and medium-sized businesses has grown from 54 percent in February 2007 to 61 percent in August 2008. However, home and trade service SMBs, which include categories such as painters, plumbers and carpet cleaners, lag in their adoption of an online presence: Only 33 percent have a Web site.

US Retail Market: Retailers Get a Treat This Halloween as Spending Tricks Recession

added: 29-10-2008

While the economy is facing its darkest days in decades, one small sector is defying the downward trend. With 17 percent of the population actively participating in Halloween activities, total retail spending this Halloween will be up five percent - to $5.77 billion - according to IBISWorld Inc., one of the nation's most respected independent publishers of business research.

Blog Influence on Consumer Purchases Eclipses Social Networks

added: 29-10-2008

BuzzLogic, a social media analysis company and ad network, revealed the results of its Harnessing the Power of Blogs survey, a BuzzLogic-sponsored research study of more than 2,000 online consumers in the US conducted by JupiterResearch, a Forrester research company. The study aimed to uncover changing behavior around blog discovery and consumption, how blogs factor into consumer purchase decisions and the nature of blog influence on buying behavior.

Slumping Job Market Will Quickly Rebound Due to "War for Talent" and "Job Churn" Jobfox CEO Says

added: 29-10-2008

The immediate reaction of companies, in a slumping U.S. economy, is to pull back on hiring activity, declare hiring freezes and even make layoff announcements. But these are only short-lived strategies as employers soon realize that they are deficient on talent in a competitive job market, according to Jobfox CEO Rob McGovern, author of The Recession: A Silver Lining for Corporate Recruiters, a new Jobfox white paper.

Stock Market Volatility and Loosening Credit Push Mortgage Rates Down

added: 29-10-2008

Mortgage rates dropped last week, with rates for 30-year fixed mortgages falling to 6.00 percent, down from 6.36 percent the week prior, according to the Zillow Mortgage Rate Monitor, compiled by leading real estate Web site Zillow.com(R).

Recession Shopping: Coupon Use Up While Order Sizes Fall

added: 29-10-2008

Numbers released by online coupon aggregator tjoos.com indicate that online spending patterns are rapidly changing and order sizes are down by 30% in the face of the current economic turmoil.

Energy for the Future of Europe: The Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan

added: 29-10-2008

Making the European energy system more sustainable and secure is one of the greatest challenges facing Europe. The EU responded with the Energy and Climate Package. It contains a set of ambitious targets for 2020: reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 20% compared to 1990 levels, reducing primary energy use by 20% (through energy efficiency), increasing the level of renewable energy in the EU's overall final energy consumption to 20%, minimum target for renewables in transport of 10%.

Total Number of Consumer Credit Card Applications Submitted Online in Q2 2008 Decreased by 6 Percent Versus Year Ago

added: 28-10-2008

comScore, Inc. released results of a study of the online credit card industry, based on both passively-observed online behavioral data as well as a survey of more than 2,000 Internet users conducted in September 2008. Study findings revealed that for the first time in the five most recent quarters, the total number of credit card applications submitted online at the top ten credit-card issuer sites declined, dropping 6 percent in Q2 2008 versus the same period in 2007.

Monthly Foreclosures Prevented by Mortgage Industry Now Almost 2.5 Million

added: 28-10-2008

HOPE NOW announced that nearly 2.5 million homeowners have avoided foreclosure and been able to stay in their homes since July 2007.

Small Business Owner Satisfaction With Banks Increases Despite Market Turmoil

added: 28-10-2008

Despite economic uncertainty and tightened credit availability, small business owner satisfaction with banking institutions has increased since 2007, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Small Business Banking Satisfaction Study.

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