i'm not a lawyer and not interested in becoming a lawyer. Ok, i see your point. I'll go ahead and stipulate that the reporter was a super villain, and google w

i'm not a lawyer and not interested in becoming a lawyer. Ok, i see your point. I'll go ahead and stipulate that the reporter was a super villain, and google was lilly white in their intentions. Google was very lucky their lawyers were not the brain dead morons that went on record with a reporter about confidential information. There are plenty of articles speculating about how +1 would affect search rankings in 2011, which gives quite a bit of room in 2(a). Google was in a position of immense power, and their clown-car approach happened to work out for them. Seriously guys, the trick to fire is banging the rocks together. Do not go on record with a reporter about confidential information. it's PR 101. Just don't do it. Ever. edit This is condescending and harsh. I'm going to leave it, rather than delete it, because i think big G's PR department should have known better. But maybe take the words with some salt.