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The companies that spend the most on advertising, on any platform, must first be ones that have the money to do so. Next, they need to be relevant to that medium – if you are an online entity, it would make the most sense for you to go where your customers are and find them at their decision points.

That said, here is the most recent information I have been able to find on the top Advertisers for Google[1]

ESTIMATED 2013 U.S. SPENDING ON DESKTOP SEARCH ADS ON GOOGLE PROPERTIES. FIGURES EXCLUDE MOBILE SEARCH ADS AND PRODUCT LISTING ADS. FIGURES ALSO EXCLUDE SEARCH ADS SHOWN ON THIRD-PARTY PROPERTIES THAT USE GOOGLE AS SEARCH ENGINE.

Footnotes

[1] Keyword Suggestion and Tracking

Originally Posted: https://www.quora.com/Which-companies-are-among-Googles-top-advertisers

Originally Posted On: 2016-02-11

I did not grow up poor, nor am I currently.

There was a time, many years ago, however, where – to borrow a phrase from Donald Trump – “Every homeless person on the street had more money than me.”

I was what they call “working poor.” I was in debt, and needed to work to get out of it.

I had a job (yay!), which cost me money to get to in gas, car insurance, maintenance, etc.

I had a roof over my head, which cost me money in rent, gas, electric, etc.

Just those things were more than my biweekly paycheck, and I hadn’t even accounted for food, water, and paying off my existing debt.

It just kept snowballing, making me miserable.

It would have actually made more sense for me to ditch the car, quit the job, leave the house, steal food, etc.

I stopped reading my mail because it was just the same things over and over again – a sea of pink and red notices asking for money that I couldn’t pay. I stopped answering the phone because it was just people demanding money I didn’t have.

I was always cold. I was distrustful. I was mostly sad and depressed because I knew what life had been like before, and while I knew how I was where I was, I couldn’t find any way out.

I started to clip coupons out of necessity – I actually became an Extreme Couponer. I learned how to function in society as best as I could by using only the things that were discarded, discounted, put aside, and otherwise ignored. I became extremely resourceful and – bit by bit – I gave myself a layer of security.

I remember the moment that I came out of debt. It felt like I had been being pressed to death, and suddenly the weight was removed from my body. I could breathe again.

I took stock of everything that I’d done, where I was, how I got there, and decided if I had any say in the matter, I’d never let that happen again.

I don’t care about money – it doesn’t motivate me at all, and never has. However, that feeling of utter desperation is something I never wish to experience again.

Originally Posted: https://www.quora.com/What-does-it-feel-like-to-be-poor

Originally Posted On: 2016-01-10

If there is a reason you need the window shade open at that altitude, such as claustrophobia, explain that.

The flight attendant will understand.

Many airlines issue sleep shades for specifically this reason.

Originally Posted: https://www.quora.com/What-is-your-remedy-if-a-flight-attendant-forces-you-to-close-your-window-shade

Originally Posted On: 2015-12-17