If your small business is on solid ground and you can afford it, now is an excellent time to hire, industry experts say. "Because labor costs are down and because there are a lot of unemployed people, the quality of applicants is better," said Bill Dunkelberg, chief economist for the National Federation of Independent Business and an economics professor at Temple. "The question you have to answer is: If I pay these people, will they bring in enough extra revenue to cover their costs?"

A survey of nearly 400 social workers shows that half agree cyber-bullying is a problem in the schools, but fewer than 20 percent say their school has an effective policy in place to tackle the issue. Jonathan Singer, assistant professor of social work at Temple and study co-author, says one of the problems is the attacks often occur after school hours: "There might be some school policy in place if the cyber-bullying affects a child's ability to learn regardless of when it happens then we have a responsibility to jump in."