The 18 biggest data breaches of the 21st century

(dated 2018) | --IDG Communications

 connecting tech

Internet World Stats - Annual

"Internet Usage, Population Statistics, Social Media Stats and Internet Market Research Data, for over 243 individual countries and world regions." 
by MiniWatts Marketing Group 

TradeStats Express - Data.gov

"statistics on U.S. merchandise trade at the national and state levels. Data can also be displayed in maps, graphs, tables, or as exports, imports & trade balances."

Hispanic E-Commerce Targeting - Portada

Portada is a marketing service co. Free

Here's another - for $49.00
Ad Age Hispanic Fact Pack 2019
Guide to U.S. Hispanic marketing, media, agencies and demographics.

2019 Ad Age A-List & Creativity Awards Finalists

 The NY Public Library gets an award for "Tech Application of the Year." See it. Fantastic!

China consumer report. 2020 | McKinsey

Full text (22 pp.)

UNdata Monthly Bulletin of Statistics

United Nations.  35 Databases,  60 million records. Global trade stats, glossary.
(Thanks, Jane Malcolm) 

Data & Analysis. US Trade

International Trade Admnistration. To view "Top U.S. Trade Partners" and other ranked lists, enter: top.

Yo - I'll be away...

Just a few days.  will try to keep posting/

The Fed - Beige Book - Jan 15, 2020

BOARD OF GOVERNORS of the FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
And hit DATA for a wealth of important reports.

NASDAQ : A-Z Company Listing

by ADVFN

Webinar Tomorrow: Economic Census

Accessing Economic Census 
Local Area Data on data.census.gov 

International trade content & service providers

A handy link to major industrial directories and government trade agencies.
by GlobalTrade.net

Web Search Work Sheet

Seven excellent points for newbies.
(and me too)
UC Berkeley library handout. Joe Barker

US CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

Recalls, Research & Statistics, Injuries - help for small businesses.

DataWeb. US International Trade Commission

"Free merchandise trade & tariff data"

World Oil Outlook OPEC. Annual

14 Members: Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Gabon, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Venezuela. 

Headquarters: Vienna, Austria.          
 300 + pages.

Free Business Case Studies -

"Guides at Sheridan Library & Learning Services"

Thanks, Bob Sisson-Free Library of Philadelphia - Go Birds

List of All ETFs - Exchange Traded Funds |

ETF Database
Recommended by Barrons

The Statesman India Daily

"Latest News on Business, Market News, RBI News and Economy "

Top Institutions, SSRN

Top Business Schools + other "Tops" rankings.
Social Science Research Network

export.gov

"Helping US Companies Export"
"How To, Market Intelligence, Leads"

2019 Tech Industry Job Market & Salary Trends

Cyberstates by CompTIA: "the definitive guide to national, state, and metropolitan area tech sector and tech workforce analytics."
(Thanks, Monica Hagan)

China. Asian market research reports & news

HKTDC RESEARCH
The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is a statutory body established in 1966 to promote, assist and develop Hong Kong's trade.

US Trade w/ Countries A to Z

Disregard the "not authorized" thing.
Export, import, trade facts, trade balance, news. US Trade Representative. 

FareCompare

"Find the cheapest airline tickets on the web by using FareCompare's airfare search engine"
Hotwire, Expedia, Priceline and a bunch more.

Listings Directory for NYSE Stocks

New York Stock Exchange/ + quotes for each listing.
And there's more to like here.
Indices, ETFs, Historical quotes....

Enforcement Data and Results. | US EPA

1998 - current

The World Bank Databank

New version of this expansive statistical database.
Search on Countries, Indicators or Databases.
Better than ever!

Enterprise Surveys/ World Bank Group

Enterprise Surveys Indicators Data -  143 countries

AMERICAN TIME USE SURVEY — 2018 RESULTS

US Bureau of Labor Statistics.  26 pages.

Mobility & Transport- European Commission. Annual

NBER Macrohistory: IX. Financial Status of Business

Historical data.  US.  Depending on topic,starting late 19th C - 1969.  Nat'l Bureau of Economic Research.

Strunk, William, Elements of Style

The classic reference for writers.

"rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated."

Data - Doing Business-World Bank

2003-current. "The data are presented in a variety of ways"
(different from other WB Doing Business sites)

"See all the data for 190 economies: rankings for topics, indicator values, and detailed information like the steps required to start a business.

Foreign Trade - U.S. Census

Trade with countries data.  1960 - current.

This one is the best - free and no registration required!

US Trade Balance.

US Int'l Trade Commission.  Trade by country
Free reg.req.

A Librarian's Holiday Fantasy

It's that time again!

List of Business Surveys

"U.S. Census Bureau conducts more than 130 surveys each year."

Recording Industry Ass'n of America

Facts & Research.  See also "US Sales Database"
Well done.  a trade ass'n

NBER "OTHER DATA COLLECTIONS"

 Nat'l Bureau of Economic Research.  International. A superlative gateway to other organizations' data sites
(gov't & non-gov't)  e.g. Penn World tables.

What is SOFR? The new U.S. Libor alternative -

Secured Overnight Financing Rate  
The New York Federal Reserve   (Reuters)

Emissions Gap Report | UNEP

 UNEP - UN Environment Programme
Annual, 2013 - current.

National Statistical Offices

Direct link to web-sites. Thanks, WTO.

Research and statistics - GOV.UK

A wild (not a typo) variety of UK stats.

National Association of Broadcasters. US

"Online Resource Guide"Search by market, format, name + more for broadcasters.

Top 10s: Nielsen

Top 10s: TV Ratings, Music, Video Games, Social – Nielsen
" compiled on a weekly, monthly or quarterly basis"

"Research Information" a UK publication

"The essential link between publishers, librarians and researchers." Well, we'll decide that.
Global coverage. Free registration required.

Personal note - I can't seem to be able to delete "comments."
Anybody know how? TIA, t

Data Brokers | Privacy Rights Clearinghouse

You know all those endless privacy docs you never read...
They're all here.  Enjoy!