Durham Wayfinders Log 1,980 Volunteer Hours in October

Volunteers for the Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau's Wayfinders program logged 1,980 hours of community service at Durham cultural facilities, events, convention information desks, and the Durham Visitor Information Center in the month of October.

98% of US Businesses are Small Businesses

6.82 million of the U.S.' 6.98 million private-sector businesses -- 97.7 percent -- have fewer than 100 employees, meeting the definition of a small business.

Source: American City Business Journals

93% of 2011 Fuqua School Grads Received Job Offers Within Three Months

Ninety-three percent of full-time students from the 2011 graduating class of Duke University's Fuqua School of Business have received job offers within three months of their actual graduation. That’s an 11-percentage point increase from the previous year and a 14-percentage point rise from the 2009 class.


Source: Fuqua Career Management Center

9 in 10 U.S. Internet Search Queries Consist of 5 Words or Less

Source: MarketingCharts.com

Internet Radio Stations Key to Discovering New Music

Nearly 4 in 10 (38%) internet radio users discover new music through internet radio stations.

Source: TargetSpot

One in Five Clueless About QR Codes

One in five consumers who regularly use the internet via mobile phone do not know what a QR code is.

Source: Russell Herder, Strategic Marketing Study

Duke Accounts for 27,373 Triangle Transit Boardings in August

In August, Duke community members accounted for 27,373 boardings on Triangle Transit and Durham Area Transit Authority (DATA) buses.