New York Times' Brian Stelter begins his latest editorial with a list of demands; "Pick up the remote." Simple enough. "Turn on the television." Again, nothing too strenuous. "and watch YouTube." Busted! Not Stelter or even the New York Times, but Google.

In my last blog, I mulled over Google's latest targeted advertising campaign in which video is their delivery boy. I wasn't a fan of the whole concept then, and they have yet to sell me on it. At least now, however, I understand how they're planning to drive me further from my television.

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Find eight great tips for business to business blogs at Search Engine Land.

A new vertical search engine is launched by two ex-Google employees. The property is called rentBits.com and is aimed at lead generation for the real estate rental industry.

Great piece from Search Engine Watch on the use of podcasts as search marketing tools.

Viacom was denied punitive damages in YouTube suit against Google. The suit was over alleged copyright violations.

Hulu the video joint venture of News Corp and General Electric's NBC Universal, will debut Wednesday, with mainstream content including sports.

Google is taking aim at display ads which represent 32% of the total US online advertising spend.

Google, please tell me, just what do you think you are doing? Peddling targeted video advertising. You, the king of information, functionality, simplicity, and monetization.

Adsense was a hit and you own Youtube; breeding the two only makes sense, right? Well, I am here to tell you, Google, brother, that as much as I would love to see this work for you, I just refuse to be a part of the shenanigans; and in all sincerity, I hope you one day come to the realization that not everything need be monetized.

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Back in January, I rambled on about the importance of typography on the web. But I've found that I skimped over the definition (the art and technique of composing printed materials from type), and failed to present a few of the more prevalent types and what characterizes them.

So we're boarding the figurative school bus and traveling to the Museum of Typographic Style and History—which just so happens to be figurative as well.

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Do you remember that old campy saying, Go big, or go home? Of course you do. It's usually tossed around when the last few seconds are waning away from the clock and the score is tied. "It's either go, big or go home," someone will say. Well, that same logic applies to Web 2.0. You either go all out to make it work or it's not worth doing.

The successful social media campaign is similar to raising a lion cub. If you don't put forth the time and finesse, it will grow up to maul you in your sleep. But if you make all the right moves, you're left with a loyal marketing tool that that, instead, ravages your competition.

So why do you need a presence in social media? Well, let me explain…

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