Chrome Promo Campaign

http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/02/chrome-sponsored-posts/
and
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/03/google-paid-link/

 

One more reason for using ADB+ with EasyList/EasyPrivacy: to block intrusive Chrome web ads.

BTW, "Chrome Promo Campaign" is a misleading thread title. A better one would be: Google’s Jaw-Dropping Sponsored Post Campaign For Chrome (Taken from: http://searchengineland.com/googles-jaw-dropping-sponsored-post-campaign-for-chrome-106348)

 

Soooo

Basically, this is something that every company does... and the mistake was on the bloggers' end.

@PeterPan,

The article you linked is a bit outdated. The one linked in the first post pretty much clears it up.

 

Really? That article (from 2 days ago) is the reason for this whole issue being in spotlight now. And it's being updated with new information, take a moment to read it entirely before making judgements - including, but not limited, to the Postscripts.

 

You did see there were two links in the first post?

http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/03/google-paid-link/

As for the postscripts, why not simply link to their more recent articles?
http://searchengineland.com/google-...was-ours-but-not-what-we-signed-up-for-106457

http://searchengineland.com/google-...agerank-reduced-due-to-sponsored-posts-106551

 

Because they don't explain in detail what happened. They are better fitted for the new thread that I created: https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=315574

 

Quite possible ... but I don't hate Google at all

Follow up:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/arti...hrome_ranking_after_paid_link_monkey_business