BizReport : February 20, 2008 Archive

February 20, 2008 Archive

E-commerce | February 20, 2008

PowerReviews: Consumers seek 4 reviews before buying

A new study suggests that consumer reviews may be even more important to in-market consumers. Researchers at PowerReviews have found that consumers seek out an average of four consumer reviews prior to buying a product. >>

Research | February 20, 2008

In-Stat: Consumers are only networking their Internet

Consumers are becoming more adept at networking their electronics devices, but that networking is dealing primarily with the Internet. According to a report from In-Stat, consumers are networking their home computers but have not yet begun networking their other devices en masse. >>

Research | February 20, 2008

Consumer confidence is falling

The U.S. is in the middle of an election year so it probably isn't a surprise that consumer confidence is in question or even that confidence has fallen in the past year. It is a surprise, however, how much consumer confidence has fallen in the past 12 months. According to BIGresearch, consumers are only half as confident as in 2007. >>