step in the right direction

NEW YORK (Press Release – February 8, 2012) – Small business owners have more confidence and see growth ahead in 2012, according to the latest Citibank small business survey released today.

“The survey revealed an increase in hiring intentions from small business owners – the largest we’ve seen in two years,” said Raj Seshadri, Head of Small Business Banking at Citibank.

“Whether it’s confidence in consumer spending or planning for growth, our survey shows momentum for small businesses in 2012.”

Attachment 15813Twitter has an undeniable presence on the 'net and has grown into one of the most popular forms of social networking.

People still hold on to their blogs for dear life, but some users have opted to switch to Twitter exclusively.

TwitVid is attempting to uproot the ad-world, similar in the way Twitter has for the networking scene.

Twitter's EarlyBird account is definitely a step in the right direction in terms of ad and revenue strategy, but will it work?

Friday's jobs report was a small, tentative step toward a healthier economy. But economists warn that the jobless rate will remain stubbornly high — and could even tick up.

Indeed just published some interesting employment trends for February, showing some encouraging news. As the winter of our discontent is ending, Indeed's recent employment trends show that the recession may be easing.

I don't know that I'd justify buying a new Porsche based on this report, but it's a step in the right direction.

What's interesting about this study is that it breaks out growth in advertised positions by industries.

I was surprised by what jobs are growing, as well as what isn't.

(Rice University) Stephan Link wants to understand how nanomaterials align, and his lab's latest work is a step in the right direction.

Link's Rice University group has found a way to use gold nanorods as orientation sensors by combining their plasmonic properties with polarization imaging techniques.

I've done a bit of research on Windows 7 Enterprise to discover some of its new features and to uncover its secrets.

From what I've seen so far, Microsoft has provided some interesting Linux-esque features that might accidentally boost Linux adoption as a side effect.

Market research firm eMarketer has some interesting numbers looking at possible YouTube revenue.

The firm pulls from a variety of sources to get a feel for just how the popular Google-owned video site is doing.

For starters, they refer to YouTube as the fifth most popular US web brand according to Nielsen, though March saw the site drop slightly to number 6.