Google and AOL Sitting in a Tree

I'm pretty discouraged by the news that Google, as a part of their deal with AOL, is giving favored placement to AOL content. This runs pretty much counter to the brand promise of integrity that we've known for so long about Google. The NY Times has more on the subject, and so does John Battelle.

Everyone speculated that the IPO would change Google, and it looks like maybe it has.

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