Back in 2006, Californian filmmaker Chris Paine announced the premature demise of the electric car in his cult, prize-winning documentary Who Killed The Electric Car? Now, just five years on, Paine has proclaimed the rebirth of the electric car in the sequel Revenge Of The Electric Car.
American consumers are cancelling or forgoing their cable and satellite TV subscriptions in record numbers, as fears continue to mount over the nation’s economic situation.
In a study conducted by the Associated Press, eight of the nine largest subscription-TV providers in the US lost 195,700 subscribers during the April-to-June quarter of 2011.
According to a recent report by NPD Group cited by PCWorld, one of the primary reasons why consumers have shown little interest in purchasing 3-D televisions so far has been due to the need to purchase expensive brand-specific glasses that would only work on a particular set or model.
Massive demonstrations across Israel against the high cost of living point to a revival in the fortunes of the country’s long-dormant left-wing movement, forcing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to focus on economic policy at a time when he enjoys broad support for his handling of policy toward the Palestinians.
McAfee, a cybersecurity company, issued a report on Wednesday saying that it had identified a single perpetrator of cyberattacks that lasted up to five years on 72 organisations that included governments and businesses. The pattern of targets suggests the attacker was a “state actor” either Eastern Europe or East Asia, and not only broke in but remained embedded in computer systems, quietly siphoning secret data for years.
The digital advertising ecosystem has evolved in mature markets around the world at an accelerated pace over the last 18 months, both in terms of volume of digital ad spend, as well as complexity of the value chain. Let’s face it, the mature markets have exploded.
There are two proof points to back up this statement.
The popularity of daily deal websites have skyrocketed over the years. Yet as EconomyWatch.com has previously pointed out, there is a distinct possibility of shoppers’ or deal fatigue when it come to these sites.
Simple corporate communications strategies can go a long way towards building successful external relationships, and efficient internal communities that companies crave today. But with so many different ways to communicate in the workplace, how are the most successful companies implementing strong communication strategies – all while keeping up with modern tools and technology?
Patients will be paying less for the their medicines as seven of the world’s most popular drugs turn generic, including cholesterol fighter Lipitor, blood thinner Plavix and anti-depressant LexaPro. In the next four years, blockbuster drugs with annual sales of about $255 billion will go off patent, providing cost savings and increasing the accessibility of health benefits to patients.
A couple of weeks back, EconomyWatch.com cited a report by the United Nations Environment Programme, which stated that developing countries had overtaken their advanced counterparts to be the largest investors of clean energy projects in the world.
The report had also listed China to have been the world’s largest investor in renewable energy resources – investing nearly US$48.9 billion in 2010.
