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September 2011

Google vs. Washington: Outlawing Competitive Advantage

Watching Google's Eric Schmidt testify before the Senate's was like watching a slightly awkward physicist attempting to explain quantum theory to a bunch of gorillas. Utah's own Mike Lee showed that he is worse at understanding the issues involved than Eric Schmidt is at explaining them. Meanwhile, Danny Sullivan nearly had a stroke listening to the Senators grandstanding as trust-busters, all while blatantly requesting favors from Google. For those who aren't familiar with the case, a number o.... read more

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Negative Press: Burning Brands and Dollars

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Over the last year, the online marketing community has been abuzz with talk about using negative press to boost one's rankings in search engines like Google. It all started with a New York Times story about a man whose horrible customer service skills and illegal actions had supposedly boosted his rankings in the search engines. The general proposition was that links are good for search engine rankings, and making people extremely angry is one way to get them to link to your site. The issue a.... read more

Posted in Advertising/Marketing, branding, Google, internet, Online Marketing, opinion, PR Public Relations, SEO, social media, Social Networking, viral | Post Comment | 1

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