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...tens of millions of dollars to small mechanic shops putting classified ads in the local newspaper. If all of these forms of adverting are down 25% to 35% it means that many, many businesses cannot even afford to invest in acquiring new customers. That, as much as any other sign, shows the depth of the recession's effect on businesses...
Since Google's sales operation is basically an auction system where companies come and bid on search terms, the fact that Google's revenue grew at all is not only a sign that marketers have money. It is a sign that competitors are willing to bid against one another to get the best results. A bidding system makes the buyer take a risk that by paying top dollar he can get a reasonable return. When millions of customers are willing to participate in that system to create demand for their products, the economy may be crippled...
...really good at “Golden Girls” Trivia. 7. FM: We saw on your Twitter that on Oct. 2, 2008, a bird pooped on your hair, and that on March 14, 2009, a bird pooped in your beer. Some cultures think that bird poop is a sign of good luck. Anything lucky happen recently? SBB: Ummm...I don’t know if I see any correlation between bird shit and luck. But I feel like a lead a pretty lucky life. I hope I’m not jinxing myself and I don?...
...economy really?? Apparently pretty bad. The University's been taking such extreme measures as eliminating the January Experience and acknowledging the possibility of layoffs. But forget about all that. The real sign of the apocalypse? Opening the doors of the exclusive Faculty Club to the riffraff ordinary students. Now, far be it from FlyBy to draw a link between the economic situation and a bunch of grubby freshmen descending on old Abbot Lawrence Lowell's little gem. But the question remains, is the "Special Invitation...
...times dipping below the 20% mark, Chirac was left to watch his one-time protégé-turned-rival take over the Elysée and thrill a mesmerized French public. Where Chirac's leadership was criticized as plodding, unfocused, and ready to sacrifice reform at the first sign of opposition, Sarkozy's has been cheered as relentless, results-driven, and full of the promise of long overdue change...