Marketing Pilgrim

Today’s Picks rock! That’s all the introduction they need.

• You asked for it and, 30+ months later, Techmeme finally delivers a search tool.
• Is PageRank sculpting–via nofollow–real or rumor? Myself and others weigh-in.
• You can now read Google News as a layer in Google Earth.
• Did Senator Barack Obama use online ads to help win the nomination in North Carolina’s primary?
• Yahoo builds the world’s first "petabyte" SQL database.
• "We are not bidding to buy Yahoo," says Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer. Confirming the company is just interested in a small chunk (likely search) of the company.
• I hope someday you get to meet Kimberlie Dykeman in person. I did, and it was the best interview I’ve ever participated in. The next best thing, buying her new book Pure Soapbox.

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