Pontiac Googles itself

Pontiac is running television commercials during the Olympics that encourage people to search for it's home page on Google. The commercial can be seen on YouTube.com. It shows a Google search box and someone typing "Pontiac" in it. According to SearchEngineWatch.com, Google did not pay to be featured in the ad.

Elinor Mills covers Internet security and privacy. She joined CNET News in 2005 after working as a foreign correspondent for Reuters in Portugal and writing for The Industry Standard, the IDG News Service, and the Associated Press. E-mail Elinor.

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