Google’s Public Policy blog is typically reserved for statements on issues related to privacy or net neutrality, or the company’s lobbying efforts — stuff like that. So, imagine my surprise when I checked my feeds today to discover Google’s top public policy communications guy had posted about Google’s new bid simulator tool.
“As part of [...]

YouTube has begun inserting sponsored videos into the “related videos” column on the lower-right side of video view pages. The move is part of an ongoing quest to deliver ads on more video pages, and it seems to be working. A series of videos tested today turned up “Promoted Videos” in the Related column. These [...]

Did a video of the Jill Peterson-Kevin Heinz wedding party’s dance down the aisle get an assist from outside forces and help to make it a viral YouTube hit?
Digital marketer Augustine Fou does not question the authenticity of the “JK Wedding Entrance Dance” video, which scored 16.8 million page views on YouTube since July 19, [...]

A few stories ClickZ’s editors are reading:
FTC: BT Regulations Come Down to ‘Dignity’ – There’s little new information in this story on the privacy views of David Vladeck, head of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. But it’s interesting to see him describe the proper limits of behavioral targeting as a matter of human [...]

Stephanie Miller, an e-mail and social media marketing expert, joins ClickZ’s roster of Expert columnists. She’ll be writing the B2B E-Mail Marketing column, sharing her insights on the latest trends.
Miller’s roots in interactive marketing run deep. Now VP of market development for Return Path, she was the first publisher/advertising director of Wall Street Journal Interactive [...]