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Google Earnings Reveal Beginnings of a Facebook Problem on Search Revenue
Label: TechnologyGoogle beat Wall Street expectations with its fourth-quarter revenues of $ 14.42 billion, but the value of its ads continue to decline, an especially tricky problem with the company’s new search competition from Facebook. Google’s average cost-per-click decreased 6 percent from one year ago, meaning each ad it runs on its biggest business has less value than it did a year ago, continuing a fairly...
Actress Lake Bell finds her directorial voice “In A World”
Label: LifestylePARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) – In a world where men rule the voice-over industry, actress Lake Bell brings a tale of women versus men and old versus new in her directorial debut comedy.“In A World,” which premiered at the Sundance Film festival this week, follows voice-over artist Carol (Bell) attempting to follow in the daunting footsteps of her father (Fred Melamed), a famous and respected voice who...
Well: Have a Health Question? Ask Well
Label: HealthThe Well section of The New York Times is starting a new online featured called Ask Well. If you have a question about fitness, nutrition, illness or family health, the staff of The New York Times Health section is ready to help you find the answer.How do you solve the problem of back pain caused by sitting in an office chair all day? Do you still need the flu shot even if you’ve had the flu? What’s...
Chicago hotel occupancy climbs back
Label: Business Visitors filled downtown hotel rooms in 2012 at a rate not seen since before the recession.Hotel occupancy rose to 75.2 percent,...
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3 seriously hurt in fire at South Side high-rise
Label: WorldA fire in a high-rise residential building on the South Side injured three people. (Source: CBS Chicago) Two men and a woman...
Canada wants RIM organic growth, may have to review handset sale
Label: TechnologyOTTAWA (Reuters) – The Canadian government wants BlackBerry maker Research in Motion to continue to be a global leader and grow organically, and Ottawa may have to review a future sale of its handset business, Industry Minister Christian Paradis said on Tuesday.“We hope to see RIM remain a global leader and player, and make sure it grows organically,” Paradis told Reuters by phone from Germany, where...
Sundance 2013: Relativity Acquires Joseph Gordon-Levitt-Directed ‘Don Jon’s Addiction’
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) – Relativity Media has acquired Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s directorial debut “Don Jon’s Addiction” for $ 4 million, an individual with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap.The film premiered at Sundance on Friday to great fanfare, and several distributors have been bidding for it.Relativity won out with a substantial financial commitment and plans for a wide theatrical...
Well: The Appetite Workout
Label: HealthEvery January, many people start working out, hoping to lose weight. But as studies attest, exercise often produces little or no weight loss — and even weight gain — and resolutions are soon abandoned. But new science suggests that if you stick with the right kind of exercise, you may change how your body interacts with food. It’s more than a matter of burning calories; exercise also affects hormones.A...
Area home sales up 19% in December
Label: Business More than 7,000 consumers in the Chicago-area bought themselves a home last month, the best finish for the year since December...
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