The government’s plan to stimulate spending by sending out checks may or may not have worked – new Hitwise data doesn’t help a lot there. But other stats indicate that Google fans are a little more prone than Yahoo users to pump money into the online economy.
Fingers Do The Walking To Directories Online
The yellow pages businesses enjoyed decades of dominance as the caretakers of local information for millions of consumers.
California To Launch Online Drug Database
California Attorney General Jerry Brown has introduced a plan to create an online prescription drug database so that doctors and pharmacies can reduce prescription drug abuse."Every year thousands of doctors try to check their patient’s prescription history information but California’s current database is difficult to access," Brown said."If California puts this information online, with real-time access, it will give authorized doctors and pharmacies the technology they need to fight prescription drug abuse which is burdening our healthcare system."
Online Job Openings Fall In May
The number of jobs advertised online in the U.S. declined in May by 13.2 percent from the May 2007 level, according to The Conference Board.This is the third consecutive month of declines for the U.S. as a whole. The May decline saw 579,000 fewer jobs listed than in the same period a year ago. A total of 3.8 million job openings were listed in May, accounting for 2.5 for every 100 people in the labor force, down from a high of 2.9 a year ago.
Report: Europe’s Online Ad Market Growing Fast
It’s mildly amazing to see another report about 2007 trickle in. The contents of the report are interesting, too, as Europe’s online advertising market apparently expanded by about €4 billion since the year before.
Houston Files Lawsuit Against Online Travel Companies
The city of Houston has filed a lawsuit against online hotel bookers for keeping money the city claims should go towards its occupancy tax."We believe the (online) companies are, essentially, pocketing the money that should go to occupancy tax," Mayor Bill White told the Houston Chronicle. "It’s unfair to those who are paying the price where the full taxes are paid."
Online Television Draws Large Audiences In Europe
When it comes to online television, American companies and programs are what we tend to discuss. Research shows that online television is extremely popular in Europe, however, and so Europeans could drive the next wave of advertising trends.
Privacy, Online Imagery Don’t Mix
People don’t have an expectation of privacy on a public street, but few expect a walk through the seedier side of town to become a snapshot with a potentially global focus, either.
Report: Online Video Viewers To Top One Billion In 2013
Online video’s popularity is going to skyrocket, and there’s no reason for anyone to miss out on the profits, according to a new report. ABI Research predicts that, in the year 2013, over one billion people will watch some sort of clip online.
Online Daters Face Obstacles
Couples who meet online do not always work out because they select partners who are not compatible and they develop emotional ties before meeting in person, an Australian university researcher has found.Women were more likely to choose the wrong partner as they become attracted to humorous comments and witty emails, according to psychologist Matthew Bambling from the Queensland University of Technology.