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Indonesia, Brazil and Venezuela Lead Global Surge in Twitter Usage

By Guest PostAugust 12, 20108 commentsTechnologybrazil, Comscore, graham mudd, growth, Hugo Chavez, indonesia, tweetdeck, Twitter, twitter usage, Venezuela

*Global Audience to Twitter.com Doubles in Past Year, as Latin American Audience Grows Fourfold*

Reston, VA – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, on Aug 11. released a report on Twitter.com growth worldwide. The study found that in June, nearly 93 million Internet users visited Twitter.com, an increase of 109 percent from the previous year, as the social networking site achieved strong gains across all global regions. Indonesia reported the highest penetration, with 20.8 percent of Internet users in the country visiting Twitter.com that month, followed by Brazil and Venezuela, with Venezuela’s growth fueled in large part by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s decision to join Twitter in late April.

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Texas Petrochemical Emissions Down, but Still Underestimated

By Guest PostAugust 12, 20104 commentsEnvironmentagricultural crops, bill dube, cires, climate research, emissions, environmental sciences, joost de gouw, modeling program, noaa, ozone, petrochemical-producing, petroleum products, pollution, texas air quality, texas commission on environmental quality, washenfelder, wd-p3 aircraft, yellow haze

WASHINGTON — A thick blanket of yellow haze hovering over Houston as a result of chemical pollution from petroleum products may be getting a little bit thinner, according to a new study. But the new findings — which have implications for petrochemical-producing cities around the world — come with a catch, says a team of scientists who participated in the research.

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Breast Cancer Risk Varies Among Different Progestins Used in Hormone Replacement Therapy, MU Researchers Finds

By Guest PostAugust 11, 2010Healthangiogenesis, breast cancer, dmba-induced mammary tumors, estrogen, hormone replacement therapy, medroxporgresterone acetate, megestrol acetate, mga, mpa, n-el, n-one, norethindrone, norgesterel, progestins, salman hyder, sprague-dawley rats, synthetic progestin, tumor, tumors, uterine cancer, uterus, zalk endowed professor

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Progestins are used in hormone replacement therapies to counteract the negative effects of estrogen on the uterus and reduce the risk of uterine cancer.

However, evidence in recent studies and clinical trials has demonstrated that progestins increase the risk of breast cancer.

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Think Before You Drink During Job Interviews

By Guest PostAugust 11, 2010Jobsalcohol consumption, alcoholic beverage, cognitive performance, job candidates, job interview

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Most people don’t drink alcohol while working, so it’s probably not smart to order a drink during a job interview over lunch or dinner—even if the boss orders a glass of wine or beer, a new study suggests. (more…)

comScore Reports Q2 2010 U.S. Retail E-Commerce Spending Up 9 Percent vs. Year Ago

By Guest PostAugust 10, 20102 commentsTechnology2010 e-commerce trends, Comscore, consumer electronics, demographic, gian fulgoni, households, upper-income, webinar

*comScore Chairman Gian Fulgoni to Present Update on Q2 2010 E-Commerce Trends in Upcoming Webinar*

RESTON, VA, August 10, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its Q2 2010 U.S. retail e-commerce sales estimates, which showed that online retail spending reached $32.9 billion for the quarter, up 9 percent versus year ago. This growth rate represented the third consecutive quarter of positive year-over-year growth following a year of flat or negative growth rates.

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IBM Acquires Datacap

By Guest PostAugust 10, 2010Technologydatacap, ecm, electronic health record, enterprise content management, healthcare, her, ibm, petabytes, ron ercanbrack, sarbanes-oxley, scott blau, tarrytown

ARMONK, N.Y. – 10 Aug 2010: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the acquisition of Datacap Inc., a privately-held company based in Tarrytown, NY. Datacap is a leading provider of software that enables organizations to transform the way they capture, manage and automate the flow of business information to improve business processes, reduce paper costs or manual errors and meet compliance mandates. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Microsoft Services Helps Mission-Critical Customers Achieve Business Continuity

By Guest PostAugust 10, 2010Technologyadd-on, biztalk, elaina stergiades, it department, mcs, Microsoft, microsoft consulting services, microsoft platform, microsoft services, microsoft sql server, mission-critical, norm judah, premier mission critical

REDMOND, Wash. — Aug. 10, 2010 — Microsoft Services today announced enhanced mission-critical capabilities for customers with business-critical solutions.

As part of today’s announcement, Microsoft Services also announced the availability of an expanded Premier Mission Critical add-on aimed at helping customers tackle the support requirements of their most demanding solutions.

An add-on to Premier Support, Premier Mission Critical provides a service and support program, with services spanning from solution validation and architectural reviews to proactive services and problem resolution resources.

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The Salp: Nature’s Near-Perfect Little Engine Just Got Better

By Guest PostAugust 10, 2010Environmentcarbon containing pellets, feat of bioengineering, food particles, microbial loop, ocean-dwelling salps, particle aggregation, salp, self propelling mechanism

What if trains, planes, and automobiles all were powered simply by the air through which they move? Moreover, what if their exhaust and byproducts helped the environment? (more…)

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