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A new survey by the Participator y Marketing Network finds just 22 percent of Generation Y consumers areusinvg Twitter. However, when asked about how much they usesocia networking, 99 percent from this group, who in generap have not yet hit 30, report having an activee profile on at least one social networking "Twitter dominates the news, but clearly we'rr only touching the surface of its potentialp as a marketing vehicle," said Michaek Della Penna, PMN’s co-founder and executive chairman. "This is a classic 'glass half scenario for Twitterbecause it's clea that Gen Y has an appetite for social but still hasn't fully embracecd micro-blogging.
There is a tremendous opportunity now for marketerxs to develop strategies to get this important group activeon Twitter, too." More than 85 percent follo friends. More than 54 percent follow celebrities. More than 29 percenft follow family. More than 29 percenty follow companies. Of those who use a social 89 percent have downloaded one of the followinyg to theirprofile page: photod (89 percent), games (53 percent), entertainment (51 percent), news (32 and weather (29 percent). Thirty-eight percent of Gen Y have an iPhonw oriPod Touch.
Games (53 percent), entertainment (35 lifestyle (31 percent), financial - "free" (28 percent), financial (seven percent) are the most popular mobilwe applications. More than one-quarter (26 indicated none. You can cliclk to follow the South Florida Businesss Journalon Twitter.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Schwarzenegger says day of reckoning is here - Orlando Business Journal:
http://narcap.org/report.htm
“California’s day of reckoning is here,” he said. With no the state could run out of cash in 14 Three months after the stat e budgetwas approved, California faces a $24 billion deficit. Schwarzenegger has already proposed massive cutsto education, healtn care and prisons. Now he’s looking for structural reformn to make government more efficient and stretcytaxpayer dollars. He’s asked the State Boare of Education, for example, to make textbooks availabl e in digitalformats — a move that couldx save millions. In 2004, the governofr talked about blowing up boxes andconsolidatingy agencies, but the initiatives neved gained traction. They’re back.
Schwarzeneggert is proposing once again to eliminate and consolidate more than a dozen state boardsand commissions. This includeds the Waste Management Board, the Courf Reporters Board, the Departmeng of Boating and Waterways and the Inspection and MaintenanceReview Committee. Earlier this year, the state beganb consolidating informationtechnology departments. Now Schwarzenegger wants to consolidate departments that overser financial institutions and mergre taxcollection operations. In July, state leaders will receiv e recommendations on how to modernize thetax code.
“Thixs will be a tremendous opportunity to make our revenuees more reliable and less volatile and help the statwe avoid the boom and bust budgets that have brought ushere today,” Schwarzenegger told lawmakers. It’ not going to happen in 14 he said. But it could happe n before the Legislature adjourns for summert recess onJuly 17.
“California’s day of reckoning is here,” he said. With no the state could run out of cash in 14 Three months after the stat e budgetwas approved, California faces a $24 billion deficit. Schwarzenegger has already proposed massive cutsto education, healtn care and prisons. Now he’s looking for structural reformn to make government more efficient and stretcytaxpayer dollars. He’s asked the State Boare of Education, for example, to make textbooks availabl e in digitalformats — a move that couldx save millions. In 2004, the governofr talked about blowing up boxes andconsolidatingy agencies, but the initiatives neved gained traction. They’re back.
Schwarzeneggert is proposing once again to eliminate and consolidate more than a dozen state boardsand commissions. This includeds the Waste Management Board, the Courf Reporters Board, the Departmeng of Boating and Waterways and the Inspection and MaintenanceReview Committee. Earlier this year, the state beganb consolidating informationtechnology departments. Now Schwarzenegger wants to consolidate departments that overser financial institutions and mergre taxcollection operations. In July, state leaders will receiv e recommendations on how to modernize thetax code.
“Thixs will be a tremendous opportunity to make our revenuees more reliable and less volatile and help the statwe avoid the boom and bust budgets that have brought ushere today,” Schwarzenegger told lawmakers. It’ not going to happen in 14 he said. But it could happe n before the Legislature adjourns for summert recess onJuly 17.
Monday, November 29, 2010
CEO departures up 47 percent in May - Charlotte Business Journal:
http://www.thenewpornigraphers.com/article/CeBIT-2008--Gigabyte---The-Fan-Becomes-a-Useless-Argument-.html
Overall, the pace of CEO turnover is downfrom 2008, accordiny to the report. In the first five monthds of 2009 employers announced 502 CEO 16 percent fewer than at the same pointrin 2008. The financiak sector had the highest turnover ratein May, accounting for 15 of the 115 CEO The sector has seen 50 CEOs deparr so far this year, according to the However, that number is down from the 64 financial CEO departuresd during the first five months of 2008. The highest turnovere rate so far this year has been in the healtbcare industry, which has seen 77 CEOs depart, including 14 in May, accordin to the report.
For the first five month of the year, the figure is down 29 percen t from the same period last year when 109 healthj care CEOsleft office. Resignatiojn was the most common reason for leavingin May. Nearly three-quarterss of the CEO changesw occurred atprivate firms, according to the “It has been difficult to pinpoint a trencd in this year’s turnover figures,” John chief executive officer of Challenger, Gray & said in a statement. “One month is up; the next is down.
” Challenget said that uncertainty surrounding the recession may be the biggest factor in CEO departures as companieds are finding it difficult to plan forthe
Overall, the pace of CEO turnover is downfrom 2008, accordiny to the report. In the first five monthds of 2009 employers announced 502 CEO 16 percent fewer than at the same pointrin 2008. The financiak sector had the highest turnover ratein May, accounting for 15 of the 115 CEO The sector has seen 50 CEOs deparr so far this year, according to the However, that number is down from the 64 financial CEO departuresd during the first five months of 2008. The highest turnovere rate so far this year has been in the healtbcare industry, which has seen 77 CEOs depart, including 14 in May, accordin to the report.
For the first five month of the year, the figure is down 29 percen t from the same period last year when 109 healthj care CEOsleft office. Resignatiojn was the most common reason for leavingin May. Nearly three-quarterss of the CEO changesw occurred atprivate firms, according to the “It has been difficult to pinpoint a trencd in this year’s turnover figures,” John chief executive officer of Challenger, Gray & said in a statement. “One month is up; the next is down.
” Challenget said that uncertainty surrounding the recession may be the biggest factor in CEO departures as companieds are finding it difficult to plan forthe
Friday, November 26, 2010
Menswear store Harleys moving to Lakewood Building - Nashville Business Journal:
http://armeniantrip.biz/what-are-the-manners-to-get-last-minute-discounts-in-order-to-indulge-in-one-pleasant-escape-now.html
Owner Tim Ryan had said late in 2008 that he was plannintg to remodel and cut 50 percent ofthe store’sz floor space at 4009 N. Oaklanc Ave. However, Ryan announced Tuesday the store will relocatwe toa 4,100-square-foot space in the Lakewoodd Building, 3575 N. Oakland Ave., in September. Ryan, who owns Harleys with his wife, Janet, said he wantex to stay in Shorewood. “This is our home and we are deeplt committed tothe community,” he Ryan said one of the advantagesw of the new site is off-street parking. The Lakewoo d Building, a mixed-use residential/commercial property constructed in is undergoinga $1.2 million renovation. The building is ownesd by Garrett McIntosh.
Harleys has contracted with architect Stephen Bollingbrok of Development Collaborative Limited in Mequonh to do an interior The village of Shorewood provided financial incentivesd to both the building owner and Harleyse to improve the facadew and interior space of theLakewood Building.
Owner Tim Ryan had said late in 2008 that he was plannintg to remodel and cut 50 percent ofthe store’sz floor space at 4009 N. Oaklanc Ave. However, Ryan announced Tuesday the store will relocatwe toa 4,100-square-foot space in the Lakewoodd Building, 3575 N. Oakland Ave., in September. Ryan, who owns Harleys with his wife, Janet, said he wantex to stay in Shorewood. “This is our home and we are deeplt committed tothe community,” he Ryan said one of the advantagesw of the new site is off-street parking. The Lakewoo d Building, a mixed-use residential/commercial property constructed in is undergoinga $1.2 million renovation. The building is ownesd by Garrett McIntosh.
Harleys has contracted with architect Stephen Bollingbrok of Development Collaborative Limited in Mequonh to do an interior The village of Shorewood provided financial incentivesd to both the building owner and Harleyse to improve the facadew and interior space of theLakewood Building.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Home prices continue record decline - Portland Business Journal:
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With an index of Portland area homesdropped 15.3 percenyt in value in March, according to the which is based on a 2000 level of 100. Seattlew home prices have fallen 16.4 percent, accordinhg to the index. The 20-city index showe home values fell 18.7 percent over the prior year. The figurezs extend a trend that started inlate 2007. “Declinesz in residential real estatre continued at a steady pacein March,” said Davied M. Blitzer, chairman of the Index “All 20 metro areas are stilo showing negative annual rates of changd in average home prices with nine of the metro areasd having recordannual declines.
” The top three citiesz for falling values were Phoenix, down 36 Las Vegas, down 31.2 percent, and San Francisco, down 30.1 The markets feeling the least pain includes Denver, down 5.5 percent, Dallas, down 5.6 percent, and down 8 percent. New York remained the best marke tfor long-term appreciation. With an index of 173.35, homes are down 11.8 percengt from a year ago, but a $100,000 investmentf in 2000 is nowworth $173,350.
With an index of Portland area homesdropped 15.3 percenyt in value in March, according to the which is based on a 2000 level of 100. Seattlew home prices have fallen 16.4 percent, accordinhg to the index. The 20-city index showe home values fell 18.7 percent over the prior year. The figurezs extend a trend that started inlate 2007. “Declinesz in residential real estatre continued at a steady pacein March,” said Davied M. Blitzer, chairman of the Index “All 20 metro areas are stilo showing negative annual rates of changd in average home prices with nine of the metro areasd having recordannual declines.
” The top three citiesz for falling values were Phoenix, down 36 Las Vegas, down 31.2 percent, and San Francisco, down 30.1 The markets feeling the least pain includes Denver, down 5.5 percent, Dallas, down 5.6 percent, and down 8 percent. New York remained the best marke tfor long-term appreciation. With an index of 173.35, homes are down 11.8 percengt from a year ago, but a $100,000 investmentf in 2000 is nowworth $173,350.
Monday, November 22, 2010
200 UCF business students admit to cheating - Boston Globe (blog)
http://www.papillionmusic.com/article/Promotional-Confectionary--Winning-Customers-with-Delectable-Taste.html
200 UCF business students admit to cheating Boston Globe (blog) In the subsequent lecture, he tells them that that he's shelved that day's talk. Instead, he details the pattern of academic dishonesty he discovered. ... Professor Gets 200 Confessions to Cheating Professor's Viral Lecture on Ethics Compels (Innocent?) Cheaters to Confess |
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Feds reach $7M deal for Whittier toxic cleanup - BusinessWeek
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Feds reach $7M deal for Whittier toxic cleanup BusinessWeek The EPA and Justice Department announced Friday that 169 parties who used the Omega Chemical Corp. site have agreed to clean up contaminated soil or help ... $7 million deal struck for cleanup of CA site Settlement reached to clean up toxic site in LA EPA reaches $7 million settlement to clean up Omega hazardous waste site in ... |
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