Pilgrim’s Picks for April 28

Monday, April 28th, 2008 by Andy Beal

Wow, lots of news today and not enough time to cover it all. Here are today’s Picks:

Google doesn’t believe regulators will block a partnership with Yahoo because it would be "non-exclusive."
How much VC funding does it take to make Twitter reliable? It sounds like a bad joke, but hopefully the rumored additional $15+ million in funding will be used to make Twitter more stable.
Vera Ninos asks a question close to my heart: "Do you know what you’ll find if you Google yourself?" Well, do you?
Barnes & Noble is experimenting with Quamut–a "how-to" web site where users can browse free content or pay a fee to download a PDF version.
Shame on Billy Ray Cyrus for letting his 15-year old daughter, Miley Cyrus, pose for provocative photos for Vanity Fair. Maybe Miley didn’t know what she was doing, but her parents should know better.
Marketing Pilgrim writer Dave Snyder has launched his own blog "Snyder Sense." Cool name!
Andy Atkins-Krüger invites you to attend the first International Search Summit on May 22nd in London.
If you live on this side of "the Pond" then you might find Jordan Glogau’s Search Engine Optimization course at NYU a little easier to attend.
Eric Karjaluoto has an interview with Saatchi’s Kevin Roberts and asks him about the future of "traditional" ad agencies.