1. Google is very deliberately leveraging their dominant position in search to keep you on Google-controlled pages as much as possible. Always, always keep in mind that Google’s core business is advertising: either they want to show you ads, or they want to collect information about your browsing habits so they can make the ads they show you more targeted. Facebook is a walled garden, but Google is increasingly a pasture with cattle guards.
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    Posted on Saturday September 17th, 2011