Direct to Report and List
25 pages; PDF.

Google is ranked #1 overall.

Source: Harris Interactive

15 of the Most Astonishing Retirements, Bonuses and Cash-Outs in Corporate America

While athletes’ contracts grab all the headlines, they can’t hold a candle to the most legendary corporate cash-outs, retirements, and bonuses. Here are 15 of the most astonishing retirement packages, severance payouts and bonuses that corporate America has ever seen.

Source: HR World

Lists & Rankings: Forbes Celebrity 100 (2008)
The most “powerful” celebrities based on a number of metrics including:
* Pay
* Web Hits
* Press Mentions
* TV Mentions
Direct to Complete List

Source: Forbes

The Most Delayed Arrivals (U.S.), Q1 2008
Flights with 70% or More Delayed Arrivals. Includes percent not on-time.

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies, 2008

The PROFIT 100 table ranks the 100 fastest-growing companies in Canada by percentage revenue growth from 2002-07, while the Next 100 table features companies ranked from Nos. 101 to 200.

Sort tables by:
* Rank
* Alphabetical order
* Revenue 2002
* Revenue 2007
* Growth 2002-07 (%)
* Profit margin
* Employees (number of)
* Exports as % of sales

Source: Canadian Business

Direct to List
Google’s Brin and Page are at #2 on the list.

Source: PC World

+ Primary Article

+ Slide Show (Top 10 List)

Source: Forbes

From the announcement:

Due to popular request, Intute: Social Sciences has just launched a section on European Union Statistics. Find key websites such as Eurobarometer (surveys and data), Eurostat (the official EU statistics site), key facts and figures, economics data, and IT statistics. We will be expanding the section in the future.

Source: Intute

From the article:

Not everything Google touches turns to gold. These are some of Google’s biggest nonstarter Web services, software programs, and business moves.

Source: PC World

See Also: Recent Interview with Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt (via Fortune)

See Also: Google News Now On Earth (via Search Engine Land)

America’s Most Expensive Homes
(Primary Article by Matt Woosley)

Video Tour

List/Slide Show

Source: Forbes.com

+ The Most Valuable Soccer Teams

+ Direct to Complete List
Numerous sorts available.

Top 5

Also included in package:

+ Soccer Billionaires

+ World’s Best Paid Soccer Players

Source: Forbes

Direct to Databook

JILPT Databook of International Labour Statistics 2008 is the 12th edition of a
comprehensive statistical annual from a variety of sources in different countries. The databook 2008 contains 145 tables corresponding to nine major substantive chapters on 1) economy and business; 2) population and labour force; 3) employment structure; 4) unemployment, unemployment insurance and employment adjustment; 5) wages and labour costs; 6) hours of work and working-time arrangements; 7) labour union, industrial relations and occupational accidents; 8] education and human resources development; 9) worklife and welfare. All tables are available for download in Excel and PDF format.

Source: Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (via Basefsky’s IWS Documented News Service)

Lists & Rankings: Japan’s 40 Richest People

Source: Forbes

+ Best-Paid Popular Hourly Jobs

+ Review Jobs, Salaries, Background (Slide Show Format)

From the article:

In compiling our list, we looked at the latest data from the Occupational Employment Statistics Division at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Then, we took the country’s most popular hourly-paid jobs–those searched for the most by potential workers–as compiled by SnagAJob.com, the recruitment Web site for hourly workers. We then ranked those jobs by their hourly pa

Austin, TX; Las Vegas, NV; Sacramento and San Diego are the Most Digital Savvy Cities, According to Scarborough Research (PDF; 22 KB)

Austin, TX, is the most “Digital Savvy” city, according to a new analysis from consumer and media research firm Scarborough Research. Twelve percent of Austin adults are Digital Savvy*, and they are almost twice as likely as the national average to be in this leading edge consumer segment. Las Vegas, NV, Sacramento and San Diego are also leading Digital Savvy cities, with 10 percent of their residents having this higher level of technological orientation and adoption. Nationally, six percent of all consumers are classified as Digital Savvy.
…
In terms of purchasing patterns, Digitally Savvy consumers are a luxury-oriented group. They are 56 percent more likely than the average consumer to own or lease a luxury vehicle; 175 percent more likely to have spent $500 or more on men’s or women’s business clothing during the past year and 49 percent more likely to own a second home. Online, this consumer group is equally high-end in its shopping behavior. More than half (54 percent) of the Digital Savvy spent more than $500 online during the past year, and 35 percent spent upwards of $1,000 during that timeframe. They are far more likely to spend online in high-end purchasing categories, such as automotive and travel, as well as every day items, such as books and clothing.

+ Full Report — Understanding the Digital Savvy Consumer (PDF; 270 KB)

Source: Scarborough Research

Hat tip: Al’s Morning Meeting