When Black Friday comes I'll stand down by the door And catch the grey men when they Dive from the fourteenth floor When Black Friday comes I'll collect everything I'm owed And before my friends find out I'll be on the road When Black Friday falls you know it's got to be Don't let it fall on me ??" Steely Dan Sorry to hit you all up with the Dan first thing, I know they aren't everyone's cup of tea ,

by Mike Krumboltz Nothing says "I have absolutely no idea what to buy you, but I guess your friendship is worth about $50" quite like a gift card . However, this holiday season, buyers would do well to beware. USA Today reports that due to all the economic uncertainty, "gift cards can be lumps of coal." It may seem obvious, but it bears repeating: The economy is tanking and retailers are gasping for breath.

by Claudine Zap Many Obama supporters can be forgiven for thinking that Christmas came on Election Day. But there's still the tree to trim, the gifts to wrap, and the parties to plan. For the Obama supporter who is still thinking red and blue America, instead of red and green, consider celebrating democracy with some festive Obama d?cor. You can check out Trendhunter's slideshow of tree bling.

Hi, I'm Philipp Justus, PayPal's senior vice president of global markets. I'm thrilled to tell you that it just got a whole lot easier for customers around the world to buy and sell with PayPal. We've launched fully localized sites in Mexico, Hong Kong and Singapore, extending PayPal's leading online payments .

How much does Google CEO Eric Schmidt want to be Barack Obama's Chief Tech Officer? This much . (See "Restoring public trust in government," and the link to the related booklet.

Brian Chappell of Ignite Social Media tells us how Google Alerts has added new functionality for RSS subscriptions.

"I would say that officially, this ad buy proves that you can have simultaneous reach of some kind online. No it's not the same as a superbowl commercial, but it's pretty important for brand advertisers nonetheless. More marketers should be willing to pay a premium for this kind of campaign. A site takeover actually already has some traction and is a great way to flood people with your message. However one site is only one site.

Alexa keeps rolling out exciting new features. We recently made new features available on our Top Sites Lists, and those are being well-received by web professionals. While I work for Alexa Internet and am interested in that sort of data, I tend to like shiny things. So, for those of you who, like me, are interested in the new new thing, I would like to point out our newest homepage offering,

More and more people attempt to try to jump on the bandwagon with social networking websites thinking that if you build it they will come. Not the case, launching a social networking website these days requires more than just a good idea. Simply building a website and letting it sit will not bring in traffic.

... it would probably sound like this . [Thanks Dean!] [By Philipp Lenssen | Origin: If Google PageRank Could Sing | Comments ] [Advertisement] Want to advertise here? Your ad will show in the blog and feed.