Exactly. Technically - a recession is six consecutive months of decline in economic activity measured by such things as a decline in GDP. This has not happened in the US. So far - there has only been a decrease in the rate of growth of the economy, but there has been no net decrease in GDP. Not even for one month.
On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:22:54, Benjamin Ho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As far as I know and read, there is no recession. It's actually > called, "stagflation" stemming straight from the sub-prime mortgage > market. > > How this would affect usability contracts, I would think depends > entirely on the industry and the company. > > As for what's critical to whether or not to involve a company > depends much on their clientele, how they work and whether it aligns > with company strategy. > > If you're a contracting company, it would be in your best interest > to NOT lower your pricing for your services - unless of course you > think your company isn't worth the money. > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > Posted from the new ixda.org > http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=27558 > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > -- ~ will "Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Will Evans | CrowdSprout tel +1.617.281.1281 | fax +1.617.507.6016 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help