It's not any real news that full-size pickup trucks are taking a beating in today's economy. With gas prices over $4 per gallon and the housing market still in a funk, pickup sales are getting worse with each passing month. Here at Compete we've been studying the situation and have seen demand for large pickups [...]...

In at least one way, early social networks are like a high school party - when parents get home the fun stops and everybody leaves. But as social elements become the driving force behind many of the web's most popular sites, an increasing number of consumers young and old are finding casual online conversation crucial [...]...

My new favorite television show is Dexter, which tells the story of a serial killer who only preys on the bad guys. After marathon viewings of season one on video, and waiting impatiently for season two to be released, I stumbled on links on Hulu to episodes on Showtime's site. Branding is important for [...]...

During May, there were up ticks in shoppers for both deposits and home loans, while demand for credit cards slowly angled downward. May performance shows us how rough a year it has been with almost all segments down in terms of year-over-year volume. Even though deposits and home equity have achieved large gains over the [...]...

Given the struggling economy, rampant Bush fatigue, and a host of other issues, any GOP candidate would seemingly have an insurmountable set of challenges to overcome this fall. John McCain's task is even greater, in some respects, given that while he generally appeals to many moderates and independents, social conservatives (the traditionally large and [...]...