as Old Git is clearly busy skinning The Emperor

I'll try and help.

Anyone can buy a sponsored link from Google, and Gioogle can sell any advert for any product on their site (which is why they are a bit rich).

The courts have held that even a registered trade mark (which emkay plastics is not) can be sold by google legally - even if it is nothing to do with the company that owns the trademark (e.g. M&S can buy an 'Interflora' sponsored link that then drives traffic to their own flower-sales venture.)

Those with half-a-brain know that sponsored links are what is making google richer than croseus and therefore refuse to click through them.

Posted By: jayson blair on November 2nd 2010 at 14:15:55

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Any legal business types on here? Some help needed please ... (General Chat) - meeky, Nov 2, 11:21:57
- Perhaps not but anyway ... (General Chat) - meeky, Nov 2, 13:43:51
  - Contact your solicitor/lawyer for legal advice not a message board. (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Nov 2, 17:47:16
  - as Old Git is clearly busy skinning The Emperor (General Chat) - jayson blair, Nov 2, 14:15:55
    - aren't we all (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Nov 2, 14:22:36
  - I've just searched on Bing (General Chat) - KentonCanary, Nov 2, 14:05:34
  - Are you talking about the sponsored link result meeks? Yours is the only company in the (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 2, 14:03:10
    - Isn't all to do with Meta-tags? (General Chat) - tudders, Nov 2, 15:07:26
      - combined with seo copywriting, keyword usage and site architecture - yes. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 2, 15:14:55
    - Yes Rohacell foam ... (General Chat) - meeky, Nov 2, 14:09:52
      - They had a sponsored link come up when I first searched on your name. They have a Google (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 2, 14:23:06
        
        Ah ok thank you .... (General Chat) - meeky, Nov 2, 14:24:59
        
        Depends what they've set their budget at. You'd have to go some though. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 2, 14:25:52
        
        Only a small company and we're now about to mailshot my customers with this ... (General Chat) - meeky, Nov 2, 14:30:25
      - The top google search result displays this quote from your website, under the link to yo (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 2, 14:13:16
        
        Perhaps he's already removed it ... (General Chat) - meeky, Nov 2, 14:19:17
        
        indeed, you have to pay per click to get a sponsored spot. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Nov 2, 14:22:23
  - I've just googled "emkay plastics" and your company was the first three results. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 2, 14:01:02
    - I just googled " (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 2, 14:13:25
      - i just googled "soapy tit wank" and no sign of emkay plastics in the first 100 pages (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 2, 14:15:07
    - same here (n/m) (General Chat) - lovely old job, Nov 2, 14:03:17
      - see above .. (General Chat) - meeky, Nov 2, 14:10:34
  - i just tried it and you are top, no other business came up in the top 5 (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Nov 2, 13:56:05
  - i dont think its illegal, but not 100% sure, but I know of a lot of businesses using that (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Nov 2, 13:52:34

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