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Dr. Google Sends Pain Relief

posted on July 14, 2006


By Al Scillitani

Added 3:45 est July 14, 2006

WOW! Digg.com is going crazy!!! For those “unbelievers,” here it is, the actual scanned letter. I am sure new comments will appear that I wrote it, but I am not sure how I can prove I did not. I guess you are going to have to take my word for it :) Al

UPDATE 2 (from Andy): Google has emailed me to confirm the letter was from them. The sender is Adam Lasnik, one of Matt Cutt’s search evangalists. Google certainly knows how to keep good relations with search marketers, and it just proves that Google thrives on word of mouth.

UPDATE 3: We told you! ;-) Google’s Adam Lasnik confirms he sent Al the stuff he needed to ease his headache.

Today’s article is below.

________________________________________________________________

Several days ago, I wrote an article titled, “Dear Google, You’re Giving Me a Headache.” To my surprise, they sent me the pain relief I requested.

After a meeting at Fortune Interactive, where I was actually discussing Google reporting, I went to my desk and found an envelope from Google. I opened the envelope and a small pack of acetaminophen fell out. The hand written letter said:

Dear Al,

I hope this helps you keep up with the many Adwords changes.

PS – You are reading the Inside Adwords Blog, right?

Google continues to amaze me. Even though they are a huge company, they obviously found my article on Marketing Pilgrim, got some acetaminophen, wrote a letter, and mailed it to me. This may not have taken much of their time, but I am sure it is the small things, like this, that make their employees love working there.

I took the acetaminophen, read their “Inside Adwords” Blog, and I feel a lot better. As a matter of fact I feel so good I am preparing my next article, “Dear Google, I Need a Vacation.”


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  1. Mp3 Lagu Melayu says:
    November 22, 2007 at 5:57 am

    wow so many comments here.. Two thumbs up for google!

  2. Add Your Link says:
    December 5, 2007 at 8:19 am

    Google always had good relation with search marketeres and other professionals in the fields too.

  3. Leather Sofa says:
    December 7, 2007 at 7:43 pm

    What in the world.. Google is sporting man. are you really wrote ‘Dear Google, i need a vacation’ ?
    hehe

  4. Maxim says:
    December 16, 2007 at 8:44 pm

    But how they could know your adress?!

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