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Nonfarm
payroll employment rose by 111,000 in January, after 206,000 jobs were
created in December, and the unemployment rate was edged up to 4.6% from
4.5% in December 2006, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
Continue reading... "Fewer New Jobs Added in January; Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.6%" »
A
survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project has found that 28%
of internet users in have tagged or categorized content online such as
photos, news stories or blog posts, . On a typical day online, 7% of
internet users say they tag or categorize online content.
Continue reading... "Organizing Digital Media: 28% of Internet Users Tagged Content Online" »
Led
by mobile web, the mobile content and services market will continue to
grow dramatically as services and applications reach maturity and new
services begin to gain traction, according
to Informa Telecoms & Media's "Mobile Content and Services"
report.
Continue reading... "Global Mobile Content and Services Market to Hit $150 billion by 2011 " »
Voice
over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone services will grow to a subscriber
base of 267 million by 2012 from less than 38 million subscribers
worldwide in 2006, according to a new study released by ABI
Research.
Continue reading... "Residential Voice over IP Subscribers to Grow 7-Fold to 267 Million by 2012 " »
Continue reading... "Gartner: Worldwide Security Software Market to Reach $9.1 billion in 2007" »
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UN panel of 2,500 scientists from more than 130 nations said it was
"very likely" -- or more than 90% probable -- that human
activities led by burning fossil fuels explained most of the warming in
the past 50 years. The scientists predicted more droughts, heatwaves,
rains and a slow gain in sea levels that could last for more than 1,000
years.
Continue reading... "U.N. Panel 90% Certain Global Warming is Man-Made" »
World-class
companies now spend $1,614 per employee on HR, 13% less than typical
companies, which spend $1,864, according to 2006 Enterprise Book of
Numbers research from The Hackett Group.
World-class HR organizations also operate with 15% fewer staff, with 11.5 FTEs per 1000 employees versus 13.5 for typical companies.
Continue reading... "World-Class HR Organizations: Spend 13% Less; Operate with 15% Fewer Staff" »
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Worldwide Forecast for Information Access with Search: Total Software Revenue, 2007 – 2011 ($ million) |
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2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
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728.2 |
815.5 |
913.4 |
1,004.8 |
1,105.2 |
| Source: Gartner Dataquest (January 2007) | ||||
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