Word: consumerization
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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Such was the consensus of TIME's Board of Economists, which gathered in late May in Manhattan to assess a rapidly changing business outlook. For the first time in at least two years, members concurred, not all economic systems are go. Imbalances are showing up, notably a worsening labor shortage...
But if there's anything Microsoft's competitors know about the software giant it is that the company learns quickly from its mistakes. If Microsoft stays tightly focused on issues like consumer benefit, it may be able to whittle away at the remedies and delay their implementation long enough to...
It seems like a no-brainer: Bacteria are evil and must be destroyed. And Americans have taken to the hunt with vigor, employing a dizzying array of "anti-bacterial" soap, cleansers and lotions in a desperate attempt to rid their environment of each and every last microbe. Unfortunately, say doctors...
CPI INSURANCE With the sizzling U.S. economy sparking fears of inflation, and the stock market now wobbling, investors are increasingly turning to Series I savings bonds for a measure of protection from rising prices. The interest paid on bonds issued from May 1 through October 2000 is a hefty 7.49...
The demo, or demographic, is the elite consumer group, 18 to 49 years old--or better, 18 to 34--that advertisers pay most to reach. (The oft-disputed reasoning is that older people have set spending habits and, because they watch more TV than young'uns, are better reached with...