Who Buys All Those Google Ads? An Infographic Breakdown | Epicenter. Google cleared $37.9 billion in 2011 revenue, which equates to more than $3 billion a month, mostly from those little text ads next to your search results that neither you or anybody you know will admit to ever clicking on. Insurance and finance buys for Google Adsense words accounted for $4.2 billion of that total — more than 10 percent — according to Larry Kim, the founder of Wordstream, a company that sells software to analyze text ad campaigns and commissioned the infographic above.
The most expensive search term in that niche was “Self employed health insurance” — not surprising in the aftermath of the recession and the Affordable Care Act, which will eventually require nearly everyone to have health care insurance (unless the Supreme Court nullifies the law later this year). That phrase cost $43.39 per click, nearly $10 more than the next most expensive term, “cheap car insurance”. Since the devil is in the details, how does Wordstream do it? Sound a little complicated? Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class. But as of spoke, interrupted with an inquiry of his own: what would it take to make iPhones in the United States? Not long ago, Apple boasted that its products were made in America. Today, few are. Almost all of the 70 million iPhones, 30 million iPads and 59 million other products Apple sold last year were manufactured overseas.
Why can’t that work come home? Mr. Mr. The president’s question touched upon a central conviction at Apple. Apple has become one of the best-known, most admired and most imitated companies on earth, in part through an unrelenting mastery of global operations. However, what has vexed Mr. Apple employs 43,000 people in the United States and 20,000 overseas, a small fraction of the over 400,000 American workers at General Motors in the 1950s, or the hundreds of thousands at General Electric in the 1980s. “If it’s the pinnacle of capitalism, we should be worried.” Apple executives say that going overseas, at this point, is their only option. ‘I Want a Glass Screen’ Rumor: Amazon Retail Stores Coming & Predatory Pricing Channel Destruction
[UPDATE as of 11:41am PT on Thursday: Amazon Has a Ton of White Label Products and Is Hiding Them! (and Why Bezos Is the New Jobs) by Jason Calacanis. ] By Jason Calacanis Just heard an interesting piece of gossip from a very credible source: Amazon is going to open retail stores and will start making its own branded merchandise. That would seem absolutely insane if we hadn't witnessed Bezos doing the following insane -- and wildly successful -- things: 1. Explode the tablet space by offering a below-cost $199 tablet.2.
This rumor has been out there before, and of course Amazon has played with same-day delivery and local groceries in the form of the defunct Amazon Tote and the still-going Amazon Fresh services. Let's assume the rumor of Amazon launching big, Costco-like stores is true. The first scenario: the store could just be a showroom with display units of appliances and "geniuses" running around showing you the top 25 vacuums in action. Bezos gets off on destroying channels. Love it! Top 10 North American Train Trips - Travel. In selecting the ten best train trips in North America, we followed the advice of fabled newspaper editor Horace Greeley: “Go West, young man.” While some of our picks lie east of the Mississippi, most veer toward the left coast, reflecting the railroads’ large role in opening the western frontier.
Today, western rails continue to thrill riders with moutain peaks, desert vistas, spiral tunnels, unnervingly steep grades, and narrow-gauge tracks. So forgive our western bias, knowing that all ten of these rail experiences are among North America’s most memorable. Peak Experience: Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge RailroadRoute: Durango to Silverton, ColoradoDuration: 3½ hourswww.durangotrain.comIn 45 miles, this narrow-gauge railway—with rails just three feet apart—climbs from Durango at 6,512 feet above sea level to Silverton at 9,305 feet.
That 3,000-foot elevation gain, not to mention the views of 14,000-foot peaks out the windows, can make you catch your breath. New York's best holiday window displays. NEW YORK – Long gift list or short, light wallet or big spender, window shopping is something that can be enjoyed by almost everyone. Manhattan's most famous Midtown retailers are known for splashy displays that have become as much a holiday tradition here as the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree or sidewalk Santas. Store executives say they see the windows as their seasonal gifts to the city. IF YOU GO: Don't miss these NYC attractions "I think New York being what New York is—it's the window capital of the world—it sees people from all over the world come to New York to experience the holiday," says Paul Olszewski, Macy's director of windows.
Some stores have added high-tech twists in recent years. Still, it's largely left to the reindeer, snowmen and jolly St. Some highlights: • Tiffany & Co.: Using the familiar (and nearby) Central Park as its reference, Tiffany fashioned a miniature wonderland anchored with a carousel. • Lord & Taylor: Inspired by a 1941 illustration by Carl S. 16 Unmissable Travel Photography Resources for Photographers. I'm a freelance travel, culture and documentary photographer based in the Philippines.
My passion lies in creating images that communicate a strong sense of place and cultural awareness in unique, challenging situations. You can see my work at www.jacobimages.com By Jacob Maentz on in Travel Photography Whether you’re looking for inspiration, insightful tips, or contest information, here is a list of travel photography resources that I find myself referring to regularly. Blogs:The Travel Photographer – Tewfic El-Sawy showcases some of the best and most in-depth work being done in the travel and documentary world.The Big Picture – The Boston Globe puts together news stories in photographs that will get any photographer inspired.Notes and Tips From the Field – Jim Richardson gives insightful notes and tips from his many years of experience as a National Geographic photographer.Picture Editor at Large – Mike Davis is a professional photo editor with over 20 years of experience.
Michael Lewis: Advice From the 1%: Lever Up, Drop Out. To: The Upper Ones From: Strategy Committee Re: The Counterrevolution As usual, we have much to celebrate. The rabble has been driven from the public parks. Our adversaries, now defined by the freaks and criminals among them, have demonstrated only that they have no idea what they are doing. They have failed to identify a single achievable goal. Just weeks ago, in our first memo, we expressed concern that the big Wall Street banks were vulnerable to a mass financial boycott -- more vulnerable even than tobacco companies or apartheid-era South African multinationals. A boycott might raise fears of a bank run; and the fears might create the fact. Now, we’ll never know: The Lower 99’s notion of an attack on Wall Street is to stand around hollering at the New York Stock Exchange.
We have won a battle, but this war is far from over. As our chief quant notes, “No matter how well we do for ourselves, there will always be 99 of them for every one of us.” Looming Threats In the End We’re outta here! India's Economic Decline Is One Of The Most Under-Reported Stories This Year.
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