Behind the Curve: Week Ended March 12, 2010

Below are some links to recent research news, studies and lists from the collection of items that MarketingCharts didn’t get to writing up this week, but still may be worth a peek:

AVG Research Study Reveals More Than 40 Percent of World’s Malicious Websites are Hosted in the United States

CVS Caremark Annual Employer Survey Finds Majority of Employers Rate Managing Costs as Top Priority in 2010

Consumers Look for Voucher Codes for Mother’s Day

As Oscar Race Tightened, So Did Online Buzz

Virtually No Change in Annual Harris Poll Confidence Index from Last Year

Do You Groupon?

Global Fixed Broadband Service Revenue to Exceed $210 Billion in 2014

Non-revolving Credit Pushes Up Total Consumer Credit

Local Reviews Gold for Advertisers – If They Have a Plan in Pace for the Disgruntled

As SocNets Get Serious about Geo-Location, What Else Needs to be Done?

Oscar Show Draws Big Numbers, Few New Ads