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EA Spent Over $10 Million on Madden Marketing in Last 18 Months

Gamedaily.Biz writes: "According to a new article from Nielsen Games on the growth of the Madden NFL franchise, EA Sports has spent many, many millions on advertising for Madden in the last year and a half. One might think that EA's Madden games sell themselves – and to some degree that's probably true (it's also the only official NFL video game) – but it would be foolish to ignore the marketing muscle that EA throws behind its football juggernaut with each release.

Primary school teacher who spent hours on Facebook and eBay during lessons found guilty of professional misconduct

A primary school teacher who spent hours of lesson time on internet sites such as Facebook and eBay, was found guilty of professional misconduct today.

Online shoppers spent ?22m on 1 December

Irish online shopping in Ireland peaked on Monday 1 December with over 112,000 transactions valued at €22.6m – equating to €942,000 an hour spent by online shoppers. more...

Former Fumo aide says she spent most work hours handling senator's personal accounts

A former Senate aide in state Sen. Vince Fumo's district office on Tasker Street told a federal jury yesterday that she spent most of her time on the job handling many of Fumo's personal bank accounts, doing campaign work and writing checks for a nonprofit organization connected to the senator.

Former Fumo aide says she spent most work hours handling senator's personal accounts

A former Senate aide in state Sen. Vince Fumo's district office on Tasker Street told a federal jury yesterday that she spent most of her time on the job handling many of Fumo's personal bank accounts, doing campaign work and writing checks for a nonprofit organization connected to the senator.

Black Friday Online Spending Up Only 1%

Shoppers spent $534 million online on Black Friday - only 1% more than on Black Friday last year- according to comScore, which said $10.41 billion has been spent online for the holiday season to date (the first 28 days of the November-December season), or a 4% decline vs. the corresponding days last year, reports Retailer Daily.

Art exhibition by Jenny Nothard at Cafe Manhattan

Jenny Nothard was born and spent most of her childhood in Kimberley before she moved to Namibia. As there was no high school in Oranjemund she spent her senior school years at Rhenish in Stellenbosch, where art was one of her matric subjects.

eBay's Weakening Bid

Monthly spending at eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) is down 30% from January through October 2008. Geezeo customers spent an average of $163.56 during October, compared to $232.50 spent in January 2008.

Review: Improve your iPhone typing with Typing Genius

Some of us learn by doing, while others learn by following a strict regimen of carefully-planned activities that build skills systematically from the ground up. While the latter probably spent time at school using Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing on an Apple IIGS, the former spent the same time dying of dysentery behind the teacher's back. While I preferred to ford the river over placing my hands on the home keys, I was nonetheless intrigued by a new iPhone application that aims to teach and improve typing facility on the device.

First-ever decline in Web retail spending: comScore

Online retail spending fell 4 per cent in the first weeks of November from the same period last year, the first-ever such decline in e-commerce spending, online researcher comScore reported yesterday. The Reston, Va.-based company said $8.2-billion (U.S.) was spent online during the first 23 days of November, 4 per cent less than during the same period last year, when $8.5-billion was spent online. ComScore forecast that online retail spending for the November-December holiday period will be flat versus year ago, significantly lower than last year's growth rate of 19 per cent. Comcast said it expected e-commerce spending of $29.2-billion during the period, the same as last year. Online retail spending during the January-October period grew by 9 per cent over the same period last year to $102.

First-ever decline in Web retail spending: comScore

Online retail spending fell 4 per cent in the first weeks of November from the same period last year, the first-ever such decline in e-commerce spending, online researcher comScore reported yesterday. The Reston, Va.-based company said $8.2-billion (U.S.) was spent online during the first 23 days of November, 4 per cent less than during the same period last year, when $8.5-billion was spent online. ComScore forecast that online retail spending for the November-December holiday period will be flat versus year ago, significantly lower than last year's growth rate of 19 per cent. Comcast said it expected e-commerce spending of $29.2-billion during the period, the same as last year. Online retail spending during the January-October period grew by 9 per cent over the same period last year to $102.

First-ever decline in Web retail spending: comScore

Online retail spending fell 4 per cent in the first weeks of November from the same period last year, the first-ever such decline in e-commerce spending, online researcher comScore reported yesterday. The Reston, Va.-based company said $8.2-billion (U.S.) was spent online during the first 23 days of November, 4 per cent less than during the same period last year, when $8.5-billion was spent online. ComScore forecast that online retail spending for the November-December holiday period will be flat versus year ago, significantly lower than last year's growth rate of 19 per cent. Comcast said it expected e-commerce spending of $29.2-billion during the period, the same as last year. Online retail spending during the January-October period grew by 9 per cent over the same period last year to $102.

Sheikh spent $350K on Michael Jackson 'brain guru'

The prince of Bahrain shelled out $350,000 for a guru to help get the creative juices flowing for Michael Jackson.

Time Spent Up, Commerce Down Online

Current economic conditions, such as the financial industry bailout, are taking their toll on e-commerce. The Online Publishers Association finds online transaction volumes at its all-time low in October 2008 as measured by the group's Internet Activity Index (IAI).

Primary school teacher 'spent up to four hours of lesson time a day on Facebook and eBay'

Mother 'murdered baby son after telling social services she had changed her mind about having him adopted'

US$25 mln spent on UN art dome

The newly renovated Room XX is pictured after the unveiling ceremony at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva on November 18,2008. Spanish artist Miguel Barcelo was commissioned by the Foundation ONUART on the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to undertake the painting of the ceiling, the most extensive work of art in the history of the United Nations at the venue for the Human Rights Council. Barcelo used over one hundred tones of paint with pigments from all corners of the globe on the enormous 1500 metres squared dome. The complete renovations to Room XX cost approximately 20 million Euros (US$25 million) -Xinhua/Reuters

$25 mln spent on UN art dome

The newly renovated Room XX is pictured after the unveiling ceremony at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva November 18, 2008. Spanish artist Miguel Barcelo was commissioned by the Foundation ONUART on the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to undertake the painting of the ceiling, the most extensive work of art in the history of the United Nations at the venue for the Human Rights Council. Barcelo used over one hundred tones of paint with pigments from all corners of the globe on the enormous 1500 metres squared dome. The complete renovations to Room XX cost approximately 20 million Euros ($25 million) (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

$25 mln spent on UN art dome

The newly renovated Room XX is pictured after the unveiling ceremony at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva November 18, 2008. Spanish artist Miguel Barcelo was commissioned by the Foundation ONUART on the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to undertake the painting of the ceiling, the most extensive work of art in the history of the United Nations at the venue for the Human Rights Council. Barcelo used over one hundred tones of paint with pigments from all corners of the globe on the enormous 1500 metres squared dome. The complete renovations to Room XX cost approximately 20 million Euros ($25 million) (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Quarter of US holiday shopping budgets spent on online

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More shoppers bought online Monday but spent less

Online spending at U.S. retailers on Monday jumped 15 percent over with the comparable day a year ago to $846 million, comScore said Thursday, as consumers sought out bargains in a tough economy.

More shoppers bought online Monday but spent less

Online spending at U.S. retailers on Monday jumped 15 percent over with the comparable day a year ago to $846 million, comScore said Thursday, as consumers sought out bargains in a tough economy.

More shoppers bought online Monday but spent less

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More shoppers made online purchases Monday, but spent less per person

Deep discounts on the Monday after Thanksgiving enticed more consumers to visit their favorite retail sites looking for deals, but the economy made them think twice about pulling out their credit cards, comScore Inc. reports.

iTunes vs Whatever I Can Get To Work In Linux

I spent almost two hours trying to get to the point in which I could write this review. It has not been easy. In fact, I'm beginning to loose sight of the goal. Two hours ago when I sat down to write this I was fresh and enthusiastic about the idea. As of the writing of this sentence, I'm sitting on my couch, in my boxers, staring at a glass of Pepsi that has long since been abandoned by its ice cubes, listening to the Pussycat Girls singing "Don't Cha". The worst part? I think I'm beginning to like this song.

Playtime as Mischa takes the plunge with a new friend

Having spent the weekend partying with a host of celebrities at the opening extravaganza of the Atlantis Hotel in Dubai, Mischa Barton later opted for some time out, frolicking with a dolphin in the resort's Aquaventure water park.

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