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Nearly
four out of five U.S. workers (84%) are not currently in their dream job,
according to a CareerBuilder.com national consumer employment survey,
conducted by Harris Interactive.
Continue reading... "84% US Workers Not in Their Dream Jobs; "Presenteeism" Costs $180B a Year" »
Search
giant Google has again topped the global brand ranking in 2006, followed
by Apple in 2nd place, with YouTube and Wikipedia debuting in the
top five, according to the annual survey by online
branding magazine brandchannel.com.
Continue reading... "Google and Apple Top 2006 Brand Ranking; Wikipedia in Top 5" »
Modern technology has
become integral part of families today. A new Nickelodeon study titled
"The Digital Family" found that parents are embracing
technologies just as much as kids. Technology has changed the kinds of
skills that kids and parents believe are necessary, and communication is
changing.
New
home sales jumped 4.8% in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of
1.12 million homes, according
to the U.S. Census Bureau. For the
full year 2006, new home sales plunged 17.3%, the biggest drop in 16
years, to 1.06 million, down from the record 1.28 million in 2005.
Continue reading... "New Home Sales Biggest Drop in 16 Years; Durables Orders Rose 3.1%" »
Digital
online content revenues in Europe are set to jump 400% in five years to
reach €8.3 billion (or $10.7 billion) by 2010, according
to a new report by the European Commission’s Directorate General
Information Society. The study also identified 36 key
roadblocks to developing online content.
Continue reading... "Online Line Content in Europe Jumps 400% to $10.7 billion by 2010: Study" »
Airline delays increased sharply to record
levels in 2006 as 22% of flights were delayed 15 or more minutes during the
course of 2006, according to according to federal data obtained by USA
TODAY. Just under
20% of flights were delayed in 2005, according to the Department of Transportation.
Continue reading... "Airline Delays Set Record in 2006: 22.1 million Minutes or 42 Years" »
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