My really, really, really good friend Chris Garrett (you won’t meet a better person on Earth) has a daughter who recently had heart surgery. As a way of paying back for all the life saving work that has been done by doctors and nurses, Chris is trying to raise money for a children’s heart surgery [...]
A study by Ad-ology Research suggests that small businesses in the US are becoming increasingly aware of the power of social media, with many of them saying that they plan to use social network marketing more this year than before. It’s a trend probably brought on by the economy, as this type of strategy ranges [...]
UCLA just released the findings of its annual national survey on college freshmen, as part of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP). Parts of the survey dealt with political engagement, self-evaluation of skills for a diverse workplace, core competencies, learning disabilities, and support for green initiatives. One most relevant parts of the report was the [...]
If you want to target your peers, where do you go? Based on a survey by Youth Trends, it seems Facebook still dominates the attention of the college crowd. There were 1,057 participants in the study, with ages falling between 18 and 24. Dividing the respondents to male and female gives an interesting look at [...]
Everyday, all we seem to hear about in the news are credit crunch here, and stock market woes there. But though the economy may be slowing down, Gen Y seems to be keen on taking on the challenge. A survey commissioned by Pricegrabber.com entitled “Online Purchasing Trends by Generation” had a section on entrepreneurship, and [...]
