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Personal Finances: The Final Frontier for Social Media Results of a National Survey of Young Adults, conducted for AARP October 2009 “AARP conducted a study on young people, social media, and finances to support development of the LifeTuner website: a new expert-backed site sponsored by AARP that aims to provide a simple roadmap to help …
Still Waiting: Unfair or Deceptive Credit Card Practices Continue as Americans Wait for New Reforms to Take Effect, October 2009. “This report present the findings of the latest review of consumer credit card product by the Pew Health Groups Safe Credit Cards Project. We show the interest rates, fees and penalty provisions for credit cards …
Washington Post: “U.S. newspaper circulation has hit its lowest level in seven decades, as papers across the country lost 10.6 percent of their paying readers from April through September, compared with a year earlier.” Related, Daniel Gross via Slate: Paper Hangers – Newspapers aren’t doing as badly as you think.
Guidelines for Secure Use of Social Media by Federal Departments and Agencies, v1.0 Issued By: ISIMC [Information Security and Identity Management Committee] – Effective Date: 09.17.2009 Abstract: The use of social media for federal services and interactions is growing tremendously, supported by initiatives from the administration, directives from government leaders, and demands from the public. …
The Shriver Report – A Womans Nation Changes Everything, By Maria Shriver and the Center for American Progress, edited by Heather Boushey and Ann O’Leary | October 16, 2009 “This report describes how a womans nation changes everything about how we live and work today. Now for the first time in our nations history, women …
“Nuclear power could play a role in reducing global warming emissions because reactors emit almost no carbon while they operate and can have low life-cycle emissions. Partly for that reason, advocates are calling for a nationwide investment in at least 100 new nuclear reactors, backed by greatly expanded federal loan guarantees. However, the industry must …
Forty Strongest U.S. Metro Economies: “Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke might think the country is out of the recession, but unemployment is rising from Connecticut to California and banks are taking possession of a growing share of American homes. But some metros across the nation have managed to stay out of the recession’s path and …
Twitter and Status Updating, Fall 2009, by Susannah Fox, Kathryn Zickuhr, Aaron Smith – Oct 21, 2009 “Some 19% of internet users now say they use Twitter or another service to share updates about themselves, or to see updates about others. This represents a significant increase over previous surveys in December 2008 and April 2009, …
Energy Trends – Highlights on consumer energy usage, October 2009 “The survey shows that green pricing program participation is greatest among higher educated households who earn an income of $50K or more. Due to the fact that installation is not necessary, we find that there is no distinctive difference between homeowners and renters as a …
The Reconstruction of American Journalism, A report by Leonard Downie, Jr., and Michael Schudson, October 20, 2009: “Reporting is becoming more participatory and collaborative. The ranks of news gatherers now include not only newsroom staffers, but freelancers, university faculty members, students, and citizens. Financial support for reporting now comes not only from advertisers and subscribers, …
Internet Archive BookServer: “The widespread success of digital reading devices has proven that the world is ready to read books on screens. As the audience for digital books grows, we can evolve from an environment of single devices connected to single sources into a distributed system where readers can find books from sources across the …
Trends in College Pricing 2009: “provides up-to-date information on undergraduate tuition and fees, room and board, and other expenses. It also includes information on revenues and expenditures of colleges and universities, as well as related topics. Trends in Student Aid 2009: “provides annual data on grants, loans, work-study and education tax benefits available to assist …
