Pilgrim’s Picks for September 29

posted on September 29, 2008

You, me, a funny introduction and we all laugh before reading today’s Picks.

Google hopes its new office in Washington will help it better educate government-types.
Congress just approved a bill that will allow web radio stations to keep on, keeping on.
Staying with the political theme, Google’s decided that speaking out on California’s Proposition 8 fits perfectly with its mission to organize the world’s population information.
Video ads are expensive enough to make, but ClickZ reveals that they’re also more expensive to distribute–an average of $43 per CPM versus $15 for regular display ads. When might video ad rates reduce?
If you use Firefox and the Google Toolbar, there’s new browser-candy waiting for you to download!
Last year’s Annual Customer Engagement Survey revealed some fascinating statistics. Have your voice heard and complete this year’s survey.

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http://keekeespeaks.com KeeKee

So much helpful information in such a small space. Thanks and I’ll be looking for my Aspire One NoteBook

KeeKee

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http://www.zurpit.com Zurpit

It seems like google is trying to expand even further, also video ads are expensive but Im sure they also bring more traffic
http://www.directsaleswebmarketing.com Dennis Edell

Thanks for the heads up on the new Google toolbar…I think I’ll wait ’till its out of beta though

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Yeah, you write, video ads will bring more traffic, but why pay for traffic when you can get it for free? I rather submit a video on Youtube before I pay Google to make a video. They are always thinking of ways to make money off of people!