There's a climate conference beginning today in Poland -- not that the world takes much note. The theme so far for the 10,000 delegates from 190 countries: Don't let the economy distract you. "All of... [continue]

"We’re okay, our family's okay, I always reassure them, but the way we stay okay is to be really careful about how we spend our money." Jeanette Stoneman, mother of five from Hamden, Conn., said this... [continue]

Local Internet ad dollars should take a big hit in 2009, the latest casualty in a contracting economy, reports the New Media Minute. But there is a silver lining: Local media companies will continue... [continue]