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From "Bowling Alone" to Bowling Online: The Link between Social Media and Social Capital

by Mike Colledge

Less Than Half of Canadian Small Businesses Promote Themselves Via Dedicated Website (41%) or Social Media (39%)

One in Five (20%) Small Business Owners Cite Keeping Up-To-Date Technologically As One of The Top Three Challenges Their Business May Face In the Next Year

BC Views on 2013 Provincial Budget

Overall Reviews are Mixed with 41% Approving and 47% Disapproving
Strong Support for Increasing Taxes on Corporations, Wealthy and Smokers. Little Support for Increasing MSP Premiums
Very Few (12%) Believe that Budget Will Actually be Balanced

Canadian Women Reveal Sexy Vacation Secrets Just In Time for Valentine's Day

Majority (53%) Agree That Intimate Activities are Better On Vacation
Than At Home

Canadians Believe Lack of Income (48%) and Too Much Debt (22%) Are Biggest Obstacles in Managing/Investing Their Money

While Canadians Cite Many Other Obstacles to Their Financial Management and Investing, Only One in Ten Say Lack of Confidence (14%) or Time (12%) is a Hindrance

Three in Ten (31%) Canadians Spent More Than Intended This Holiday Season; Overspent by an Average of $463

Seven in Ten (69%) Canadian Kept Spending in Check; Cite Not Wanting to Increase Debt Load (41%) as Top Motivation for Sticking to Their Budget

Majority (59%) of Canadian Adults Have Been Bullied During Childhood and Teenage Years; Half (45%) of Canadians Bullied Cite a Lasting Harmful Effect on Them as an Adult

Three Quarters (78%) of Canadians Believe Not Enough is Being Done to Stop Bullying in Their Community While Nine in Ten (87%) Believe Providing A Mentor Could Help Reduce Bullying

Most Retired (54%) and Not Yet Retired (78%) Canadians Haven't Determined the Savings Amount Needed to Allow them a Comfortable Retirement

Among Those Who've Determined This Figure, Expected Amount Retired Canadians Need in 2012 Up $8,000 From 2011, While Those Not Yet Retired Anticipate Needing Significantly Less (Down $214,000 from 2011 to 2012)

Majority (54%) of Canadian Dog and Cat Owners Lack Full Comprehension of Pain in Pets Caused by Symptoms of Periodontal Disease

Four in Five (84%) of Canadian Parents Believe Technology Allows Families to Be Better Connected

Majority (55%) Think Canadian Families Now Have More Complex Needs When it Comes to Communicating with Loved Ones Compared to Families Three Years Ago