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...that the cost-per-click for Internet ads has fallen an estimated 20% this year. Google and other Internet-advertising companies make much of their money by serving up ads that match keywords that people type into search engines. The rates for those ads are determined by advertisers, who bid for top placement. But advertisers have begun lowering their bids because they aren't getting the returns (also known as conversion rates) that they expected. In late November, research firm eMarketer lowered the 15% increase in online ad spending for 2009 that it had projected in August to just under...
...national budget to assume a role that has no known institutional or legal place, this is a situation that needs a serious pause," the council said in a statement posted on its website. The Prime Minister's critics say the so-called Support Councils are a blatant bid to buy influence at the expense of other parties, including Maliki's coalition allies, ahead of provincial elections slated for Jan. 31. Some go further, saying they are a private militia...
...regional elections on Nov. 23. Candidates opposed to leftist President Hugo Chávez won the coveted mayor's post in Caracas as well as governorships in three key states, bringing their total to five and prompting boasts that Chávez's popularity was waning following a failed 2007 bid to extend his presidency. Chávez's Socialist Party remained in control of 17 states, however, which his supporters said reaffirmed Venezuelans' confidence in his leadership...
...latest bid to combat rising food costs and economic uncertainty, South Korean natural-resource-development company Daewoo Logistics said on Nov. 19 that it signed a 99-year lease to farm oil palms and corn on more than 2.5 million acres of land in Madagascar. A Madagascar land minister refuted the claim, however, saying the agreement allowed Daewoo only the right to search for about 250,000 acres of arable farmland. Other countries being scouted...
...After barely missing the title of Ivy League champions, being forced to find their place amongst the NCAA contenders with an at-large bid, and squeaking through the first round of the tournament with a double-overtime goal, the Crimson was finally stopped with a 2-1 loss at the hands of the No. 8-ranked University of South Florida. The loss finalized Harvard’s record...