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James MillsJames Mills is a web developer in the North East of England and founder of Refresh Teesside »

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September 2011 Archives


Deloitte Newcastle

Television should embrace, rather than fear, social networks

Posted by Deloitte Newcastle on September 5, 2011 11:14 AM


Social networking complements, rather than threatens, the television industry, according to a new report from Deloitte. Half of the respondents to a Deloitte/Gfk survey regularly watch television while surfing the web and, of this group, 54 per cent visit social networking sites. Online shopping (45 per cent) and social communication (emailing, instant messaging and Skype) (40 per cent) are the next most popular websites to visit at the same time as watching television.

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Deloitte Newcastle

Light at the end of a long tunnel

Posted by Deloitte Newcastle on September 19, 2011 10:06 AM


When leading economist Roger Bootle came to the North East last week to deliver his verdict on the state of the economy, there weren't many people in the room who expected good news.

His speech came on the day that the ONS announced the latest jobs figures showing that UK unemployment rose by 80,000 in the three months to July this year. The figures also showed that in the North East 136,000 people are now out of work, or 10.7 per cent of the population aged 16 or over.

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