Many of the characteristics of the most recent recession echoed to the 1990 downturn. However, it could be argued that this time around, consumers suffering from the aftershocks of rising unemployment and weakened job security were more empowered than they had been in the past, thanks to greater access to high-speed broadband and online job sites like Monster.co.uk.
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Appendix – Device Ownership Analysis
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Appendix – Usage of Online Recruitment Sites
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Appendix – Usage of Different Tools to Find a New Job
9th June 2011
“The age of austerity, in the form of the government’s drive to reduce the budget deficit, combined with weak consumer confidence and concerns about the prospect of unemployment, may be encouraging consumers to defer planned upgrades.” 
21st December 2010
Despite the ever increasing proliferation of websites - over three billion pages at the last count - most internet users tend to focus their leisure time browsing a small repertoire of preferred sites.
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Low usage of 3D-TVs reflected currently limited availability – in November 2010, for example, HMV listed just nine DH movies on its site and SKy HD only launched in October. However, the launch of Sky 3D alone is unlikely to push up penetration of 3D-TVs any time soon. Growth will be more reliant on falling prices of hardware (the cheapest available on electrical multiple Comet’s site in November 2010 was £999).
