How JC Penney gamed Google
According to The New York Times, JC Penney — one of Google's largest advertisers — gamed the search giant to land it the No. 1 result spot.
Andrew Couts
Staff Writer for Digital Trends, Andrew Couts covers a wide swath of consumer technology topics, with particular focus on the intersection of technology, law, politics, and policy. Prior to Digital Trends, Couts served as associate editor of TheWeek.com, executive editor of COEDMagazine.com, assistant editor of Maxim magazine, and writer/editorial assistant of Stuff magazine. In his few moments spent away from a computer, Couts can be found hiking with his dog, or blasting around on motorcycles. Twitter: @andrewcouts | Email: acouts@digitaltrends.com
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