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07 May

Marketing in the Recommendation Age

Getting hundreds of search engine results from one keyword loses more of its novelty and efficiency every day as Marketing consumers opt for recommendations from real people.
Instead of typing “hip sushi, Portland” into a search engine, consumers are going straight to websites like Citysearch and Yelp, where they can find several customer reviews for restaurants [...]

01 Mar

Independent truckers worry fuel, rates will stall future

No more $150 family outings to Shogun sushi. No more weekly
washes for his Western Star 4900 EX truck. No more health insurance
for him and his family.
“It hurts,” he said. “I’m a man who’s trying to [...]

01 Mar

Independent Truckers See End of the Road

No more $150 family outings to Shogun sushi. No more weekly washes for his Western Star 4900 EX truck. No more health insurance for him and his family.”It hurts,” he said. “I’m a man who’s [...]

01 Mar

Boeing Suspends Some Work on Short-Haul 787 Version

Boeing Co. suspended some work on
the short-haul version of its twice-delayed 787 Dreamliner
aircraft to focus on a larger model of the carbon-composite
jetliner thats garnered more orders.
“Some of the resources from the 787-3 have been
temporarily redeployed, Lori Gunter, a Boeing spokeswoman in
Seattle, said [...]

22 Feb

It’s a fishy business, so stay away, tourists told in Japan

OPERATORS of the world’s biggest fish market, which is also one
of Japan’s most popular tourist attractions, have moved to ban
sightseers from the multimillion-dollar morning sales.
From April 1 the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, which operates
the enormous Tsukiji market at Tokyo, will tell the hordes of
mostly foreign visitors to stay away.
But the head of the wholesale market, Hideji [...]

03 Feb

Sevens revellers doused late in the piece

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Earlier, 10 party animals had to make a quick stop downtown to replenish the drinking fund.
The 10 friends, dressed as big cats with their faces painted and signs [...]

03 Feb

Toeing the party line

The 10 friends, dressed as big cats with their faces painted and signs on their backs reading Tite like a Tiger, lined up at a cash machine on Lambton Quay yesterday morning before joining about 35,000 others at Westpac Stadium.
The warm weather did not dissuade those eager to dress up in sweltering outfits. Paul Tietjens, [...]

27 Jan

World shares tumble as Bush fails to calm US recession fears

Global stock markets plunged Monday, with Tokyo tumbling to its lowest level in more than two years as US President George W. Bush’s tax plan to revive the world’s largest economy disappointed investors.
After heavy losses in Asian trade, it was the turn of the European markets to suffer, with the main bourses posting losses of [...]

27 Jan

Something fishy at dawn

Bluefin tuna is king in the world’s busiest fish market.
Keith Austin dives in.
We are initially open-mouthed. “Occupational health and safety
would have a field day in here,” says one of our small group. He
isn’t joking. It is only 5.30am on a grey but humid day in Tokyo.
The normally lively streets are quiet but the scene in [...]


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