April 19, 2007, Vol 1, Issue 12

Baseball season is in full swing. (groan – there we did it for you.) Maybe we hang with the wrong crowds, but baseball makes us think Rotisserie Baseball which makes us think about statistics.

Ah, statistics.

Love ‘em or hate ‘em… you need them. Read on for some hints for searching for stats and where to find them.

And if you’re a huge fan, check out the new news delivery and social networking site for baseball — Baseballnooz…

Zap.

In a hurry for an industry overview? Sign up for Zapdata – a free resource from D&B.

Drill down by SIC code and get free reports:

* Market Size Statistics
* Market Analysis by Company Size
* Market Analysis by State
* Market Analysis by Metro Area
* Market Analysis by Specialty

We’d call this site a great place to start. And when you factor in the price, we’d say it’s a home run!

Intermission.

Let’s all go to the lobby, let’s all go to the lobby….

Do you know someone who would prefer a real letter over an email? Maybe your granny doesn’t even have a computer. And you’ve forgotten how to write with a pen.

Enter Postful. For a mere 99 cents, you send them an email and they’ll make it nice and mail it the old fashioned way.

This cracks us up. But we can still see a place for it in our busy, overscheduled world. Can you?

Tricks of the trade.

While calling us when you need research is always a good idea, when it’s Sunday at 3:00 a.m. and your presentation is due in 5 hours, odds are we won’t be in the office.

But the fact remains, even at 3 a.m., you still need to find if there’s been a survey published that will round out your theory. You want to know what financial pressures Americans are dealing with today. Credit cards, for instance. Oh, and quickly, please. Thanks!

Go to Google News. Search for survey percent “credit cards” You’ll get recently published results of surveys with the results.

The words survey and percent are the key. Happy searching!

Stump the Researcher.

A reader asks: I am fascinated by all these social networking sites. How can I find a network where I can ‘hang out’ with other bird-watching enthusiasts?

We don’t suppose you mean The Orioles, huh? Thought not. Read on for the answer…

And submit your own question – send an email!
Click here for the answer. It’ll just take a minute.

So there you have it. A few of our secrets and some bad baseball references.

It’s nice to share. So pass this newsletter on to someone you think might find it useful. It’ll make you feel good!

Until we meet again (in two weeks),