On January 27th, Google released another feature called "Social Search" which allows you to plugin your social networks and get reviews from friends and contacts. You have to be logged into your Google account to use this feature and have your social networks set up under your Google profile.

The feature works by searching on a search term, say "France" and results come combined with public updates from your social networks.

Google will have a hard time using Facebook status updates due to the privacy restrictions as much of Facebook requires a user to login to most content.

Maybe you've had a hunch these past few months and you hardly need me to tell you. Now is a great opportunity to take smart risks and purchase domains, build websites, work on business plans and create the next multi-million dollar product.

A Bad Economy is a Challenge

There are many ways we can look at the current state of economy and choose how it drives our ambition and shapes our investments. If you are like me, you may have chosen to look at it like a challenge, something to overcome. When things get better you'll come out ahead.

This Isn't the First Time

Don't believe all the doom and gloom stories  you hear. Our economy has been through this before, yet worse in certain times. We bounce back. The world doesn't end. But there is always a certain group of people who take the opportunity to fan out something good when the rest of the world catches up post-recession.

What You Should Be Doing

Look for great deals and opportunities. There are plenty of good domains and websites that need new owners for one reason or another. Also take this chance to reformat your domain business plan. Audit your portfolio. Decide what is working and what is not. Get rid of the duds. Decide what type of sites and what type of monetization you want to bring into your plan. 

Learn Something

Take the time to learn something new that will benefit your domain business plan. Interested in self web development? Find out what it takes. Want to become a better marketer? Hit the books. Learn anything that will gain you more insight.

Most people don't want to step out of their comfort zone right now because they view it as a risky move. Others will go on to revolutionize the way things are done right here in our industry. Will you be next?

Google Adwords allows you to order TV commercials and choose which time slot, network or program to show your ad. If you need help creating an ad, voice and video talent is available. Although introduced a couple of years ago, I am surprised this solution isn't more popular. Some speculate this might lead to more "spam" on television or poor, unprofessional media ads.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, there is a solution for Adsense with current partners including Dish Network, Hallmark Channel and the History Channel.

I am wondering how this will tie in with GoogleTV and overall affect the media advertising industry.

Slate's Seth Stevenson tries out Google Adwords TV Advertising and reports results.

There are people who shine far above the rest. People with true, passionate talent that move our hearts and stir our souls. I happened to stumble upon David Choi's video of Britney's new song titled "Womanizer " on YouTube. Great, I thought. This is going to be funny. I clicked the play button and was blown away by his own twist of the song on guitar.

I felt it appropriate to reconize him here, partly because you will be hearing more about this man very soon. He's got an album coming out. Take a look at one of his origional song's called "Enjoy the View ". 

On the opposite side of the this fence is a weird song by Beyonce called "Single Ladies ".  The chorus is catchy but the dancing and background music is a tad strange. I haven't made up my mind if I like it not. The video itself is shot and compiled differently.