Nobody outside the Valley knows much about Symantec CEO John Thompson, the frontrunner to be the next Secretary of Commerce. But if anyone Googles the software chief, they'll get an eyeful.

A Google Adsense TOS violation is usually beneath even Valleywag coverage, but this guy from "The Cleverest" is so brazen, his video just begged for publicity. His message: Click the Google ads. No, really. Now. Now again. Now again. Now—oh, damn, did Google remove 'em?

Another online media company's for sale. "Daily Candy could fetch more than $100 million, people familiar with the matter say." But Chris Coulter asks, "WHAT? More Pittmanish Accounting. Like who greps faux 'urbane email newsletters' anymore..." [WSJ]
Suggested World of Warcraft nicknames other than "the new golf:" "the new eavesdropping at Buck's," "the new schmoozing at launch parties," or "the new overzealous mountain-biking." [PC Mag, CNet]
"Googlepark: The Spaghetti Code" does up Google, Microsoft, Vint Cerf and Scoble all South Park style. Scares the hell out of me. [Channel9]
Podbridge, another startup, plans to fill podcasts with ads. The CEO says, "As a user, you notice nothing." Except, you know, THE ADVERTISEMENT. Or, hell, maybe the user doesn't notice the ad, which makes for one odd business plan. [SiliconBeat]
Google's "call the advertiser" feature starts a trend more insidious than clickfraud: bored kids crank-calling Adwords buyers. [Om Malik]

Three suggested venues for Google AdWords. Whatever that bikini model is selling, I hope that ad's contextualized. [Tecniblog]
Someone's happy about Google's revenue upset: a Yahoo blogger. [Amr Awadallah]
A man applying for a startup job, overheard at Starbucks: "I want to thank you for meeting with me. I know how busy it is for top-shelfers."
Why was Yahoo one of Fortune's "Best 100 companies to work for"? Polystyrene cups. (And health care.) [squeakytoy]
One day Google will become God, the next it's doomed. Take some lithium, people. [Imagining the Google Future]