Depending on which source you use, either ” Volkswagen Commercial: The Force ” or ” Chrysler Eminem Super Bowl Commercial – Imported From Detroit ” was the best Super Bowl commercial. Click to read the rest of this post…

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Starting last week, Google AdWords began promoting the first line description to the ad title of some of the ads. That means…

According to the UK-based Telegraph Google CEO Eric Schmidt said yesterday that “Google could be willing to change some of its algorithm methodology in search,” to avoid potential fines or other penalties that might be coming as part of the European Commission’s antitrust… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

A WebmasterWorld thread has conversation around the topic of link building…

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A WebmasterWorld thread links to some comments left by a Googler at YCombinator.com named moultano.

They may have been using controversy to get more press for their company, but Groupon’s Superbowl ad that makes light of the troubles Tibet has with China may well backfire on them. When the ad – which starts as a solemn account of Tibet’s troubles – turned into a claim that Tibetans can “whip up great fish curry” and if you use Groupon you can get $30 worth for $15, the company rapidly came under fire on Twitter – the platform many were using to communally follow the Superbowl and its ads

TechCrunch reported that CNN’s news anchor Hala Gorani tweeted that the Egyptian PM, Ahmed Shafiq said Google’s executive based in Egypt will be released today at 4pm Egyptian time.

Last year, my wife finished law school in New York’s capital .  As a member of the American Bar Association, she receives their monthly ABA Journal, and every month (without fail) she leaves it on my desk with a sticky note bookmarking an article on “Social Media” as it relates to the law.  [I love her!] Now, I’m no lawyer; but as an entrepreneur the law is something I need to keep an eye on for my business.  From a lawyer’s standpoint, however, there’s nothing more exciting than arguing a case for which there is little or no precedent.  And there seems to be few areas of the law more fruitful these days than when it includes Social Media.  As a result, we’re seeing a growing number of cases where the the two converge and this trend shows no signs of slowing down.  So whether you’re involved in Social Media for business or personal reasons, paying attention to some of these hot button issues might be wise.  Here’s just a few: Privacy Despite Facebook’s constant criticism for their privacy policies, there’s little about what they’ve done that actually pertains to the law.  Regardless of whether or not you agree with some of the changes and/or policies, their service depends upon people sharing information, and may always default to such.  What people need to understand is that even for those who have mastered Facebook’s privacy settings, everything that you put online can be used against you in court.