New Survey: About 25 million people have used the Internet to sell something
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents Documents in the News Just Released: Vietnam War
Source: National Security Agency, Central Security Service Gulf of Tonkin - 11/30/2005
"On 30 November 2005, the National Security Agency (NSA) released the first installment of previously classified information regarding the Vietnam era, specifically the Gulf of Tonkin incident. This release includes a variety of articles, chronologies of events, oral history interviews, signals intelligence (SIGINT) reports and translations, and other related memoranda. The Gulf of Tonkin incident, like others in our nation's history, has become the center of considerable controversy and debate. It is not NSA's intention to prove or disprove any one set of conclusions, many of which can be drawn from a thorough review of this material. Instead, through this and subsequent public releases, we intend to make as much information as possible available for the many scholars, historians, academia, and members of the general public who find interest in analyzing the information and forming their own conclusions."
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Emerging Markets--Statistics
Source: Global Edge/CIBER/Michigan St. Univ
Just Released, 2005 Market Potential Indicators
"Emerging economies comprise more than half of the world's population and account for a large share of world output. Their high growth rates translate to enormous market potential. MSU-CIBER recently published the new 2005 Market Potential Indicators for Emerging Markets which is a yearly study comparing the marketability of 24 emerging markets, as identified by The Economist. The study ranks the twenty-four countries in terms of market attractiveness to assist companies in their identification of global marketing opportunities. Eight dimensions (including Market Size, Economic Freedom, and Country Risk) are chosen to measure the market potential of a country."
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Wisconsin--History
Source: Wisconsin Historical Society
New, Dictionary of Wisconsin History
Dozens of historical events are summarized, from the founding of the Gideons to the Dow Riot of 1967. Every obsolete ancient name applied to Wisconsin Native American tribes is defined. Historical jargon such as "road monkey" and "Cousin Jack", foreign-language expressions like "oriniak" or "toise", and specialized terms such as "Durham boat" and "yellow dogs" are all explained. More than 100 broad topics such as "roads in Wisconsin" or "Indian treaties" are briefly summarized an linked to more detailed information in our online collections, exhibits, and photo galleries."
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Internet--United States--Surveys
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project About 25 million people have used the internet to sell something
"Some 17% of online American adults have used the internet to sell things. That amounts to approximately 25 million Americans. In addition, internet traffic data show that visits to classified ad web sites has grown 80% in the past year." Direct to Full Text Report (PDF).
See Also: What types of furniture are bought on Ebay? eBay & FurnitureToday: What Consumers Are Buying Online
Source: FurnitureToday
"FurnitureToday partnered with eBay to help you discover what consumers are buying online"
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Bankruptcy--United States--Statistics
Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts on behalf of the U.S. Courts. (Docuticker.com)
Bankruptcy Filings Hit New Records in Run Up to New Bankruptcy Law Implementation
"Bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts grew 10 percent in fiscal year 2005, according to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts--rising to the highest number of bankruptcies ever filed."
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