How good is it that its Friday?! Even better now that I am summing up the news and chat that has been floating around the SEM, SEO and Social Media Industry this week. Could your week get any better? Enjoy the read!

RIP PPC - ClickZ

Online Props Up UK Ad Market eMarteter

Selling Paid Links CAN Hurt Your PageRank or Rankings on Google - Search Engine Land

In-House Search Pros, How Much Do You Make? - Pandia Search Engine News

Why is MySpace Still Making the Big Bucks - USA Today

Facebook My Ride - ClickZ

There Goes Mobile Advertising - eMarketer

Local Search: What’s on the Horizon - ClickZ

How To Set Up Google Adsense Video Units Via YouTube - Search Engine Roundtable

PPC Benchmarks: Hoe Does Your Program Stack Up? - Rimm Kaufman

My personal faveorite this week, and feel free to call me biased, was written by my partner in crime Nic over at www.nicncher.com. As we recently switched over to wordpress, Nic posted a step by step guide on how to and the how not to integrate your existing blog into wordpress.

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