Welcome to the newest FamousDC feature called, “Intern It Down.” We’ll be posting regular intern updates from across the District and encourage you to send in your stories:[email protected] Intern It Down: Ode to The Hill Intern Congratulations! Today is your day! You’re off to Capitol Hill! You’re off, …

Here’s a solid description of Google+ via Playbook. AWESOME DESCRIPTION OF GOOGLE+, the search giant’s new social-media service (currently invite-only) –MIT Technology Review: “Google has created the opportunity for Facebook-weary people to perform … ‘a reset on Facebook,’ allowing them to escape from Facebook members they’ve friended over the years …

Washington Post: SEO Headline Here Related: BlogAds: Washington Post SEO Headline SlashGear: Google Changes Search Algorithm to Combat Content Farms Jack Shafer: The greatest example of SEO whoring of all time. http://huff.to/i8IDKr (via @noreenmalone) HuffingtonPost: What Time Does the Super Bowl Start? H/T Henry Copeland

You’ll need to take a shower after reading this Roll Call article about Rick Santorum’s Google problem. [donkey punch] Santorum can only hope voters don’t turn to Google, the world’s most popular Internet search engine, to learn more about him. Try it for yourself: Enter “Rick Santorum” into Google. In …

Fascinating read by David Segal. New York Times: Search Optimization and Its Dirty Little Secrets If you own a Web site, for instance, about Chinese cooking, your site’s Google ranking will improve as other sites link to it. The more links to your site, especially those from other Chinese cooking-related …

This is what happens if you let the Google search autocomplete feature take over U.S. geography. h/t Gizmodo

James Fallows: How to Save the News

Hillicon Valley’s Kim Hart: Google, Facebook prepare for political ad bonanza in midterm elections

Dana Scarton ties together iPhones, ethics and sedatives.

Go big or go home. Google’s founders hate PR and marketing. But that hasn’t stopped them from hiring lots of PR and marketing executives. Jill Hazelbaker, who previously served as communications chief for John McCain’s presidential campaign will now head up communications for Google. Hazelbacker also recently worked as “media …

Google just released a list of the most searched-for members of the US Senate. Curious? Here’s the top 10 of 2009.

Because nothing is free in life, this sort of scares the crap out of us.  [we don’t exactly know why though]

We often check our site referrals in order to figure out where our visitors are coming from.  And while we welcome all walks of life – including ugly people , it’s always a treat to see what kind of key word searches people use when they stumble upon our site. …

…They have us just where they want us. If you’re like us and have no idea what to do with yourself, visit the conversation on Twitter.