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"Tourism and travel have undergone tremendous growth and diversification to become one of the fastest growing economic sectors. In particular, the industry has become one of the major players in international commerce. As a result, the industry has become increasingly important for many developing countries as traditional destinations are being augmented by destinations in developing countries for people seeking out new places. This guide focuses primarily on general resources which cover the travel and tourism industry as a whole, both in the United States and abroad, rather than on sources specific to individual segments of the industry."
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Historical Trend Data is currently available for venture capital investments in the U.S. from Q1 1995 to Q1 2008. National Aggregate Data - Contains quarterly and yearly investment amounts and number of deals by Industry, Stage of Development, First-Time Financings, and Internet-Specific Financings for the entire U.S. Regional Aggregate Data - Contains quarterly and yearly investment amounts and number of deals for select geographic areas To download a spreadsheet, click on one of the links above. The file will automatically begin to download and will open Excel in your browser. If you do not have Excel installed on your computer, you will be prompted with a message asking if you would like to save the file. Click 'Save As' to download the file and to specify the directory/location that you would like to store the file. For more detailed geographical analysis, breakdowns by Regions, State, and Metro Area investments by Industry and Stage of Development, as well as a Congressional District summary, click the following link: Q1 2008 Detailed Aggregate Statistics
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"blinkx has built a reputation as the Remote Control for the Video Web. Now, with an index of over 18 million hours of searchable video and more than 200 media partnerships, including national broadcasters, commercial media giants, and private video libraries, it has cemented its position as the premier destination for online TV. blinkx pioneered video search on the Internet, developing an engine based on technology that was conceived at Cambridge University, enhanced by $150M in R&D over 12 years, and is now protected by 111 patents. Unlike other multimedia search engines that attempt to re-purpose technology built for the Text Web, blinkx uses a unique combination of patented conceptual search, speech recognition and video analysis software to efficiently, automatically and accurately find and qualify online video. Today, blinkx is the world’s largest single index of rich media content on the Web, delivering more content from a broader range of sources than either Google or Yahoo! All of this content is now available to viewers around the world with an unprecedented degree of flexibility and personalization. At www.blinkx.com, users can search for video content, create personal video playlists, or build a customized Video Wall for their blog or MySpace page. blinkx continues to pioneer innovative new approaches to digital video distribution in order to ensure it offers the most advanced capabilities and delivers the highest value to its audiences and partners."
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Have you ever wanted to find more information on government spending? Have you ever wondered where federal contracting dollars and grant awards go? Or perhaps you would just like to know, as a citizen, what the government is really doing with your money. The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Transparency Act) requires a single searchable website, accessible by the public for free that includes for each Federal award: 1. The name of the entity receiving the award; 2. The amount of the award; 3. Information on the award including transaction type, funding agency, etc; 4. The location of the entity receiving the award; 5. A unique identifier of the entity receiving the award. Welcome to www.USAspending.gov, a relaunch of www.FederalSpending.gov, that provides citizens with easy access to government contract, grant and other award data. To begin searching, select either the Assistance or Contracts tab at the top left side of this page. You can easily switch back and forth as you search.
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The U.S. Commercial Service, the trade promotion unit of the International Trade Administration, provides free market research covering more than 80 countries.
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Alison Raab Labonte
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