Here's something for you AdWords folks, Google has just release version 3.0 of it's free desktop program to help you manage your AdWords campaigns.

From Google:

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AdWords Editor is Google's free, downloadable account management application for your computer. Download your AdWords account to your computer, make your changes, then upload your revised campaigns. Benefits and features include:


Navigate your account quickly and easily
Make bulk changes to keywords and ad text
Work offline, then upload your changes
Copy and paste keywords and ad text
Circulate proposed changes and get feedback

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Check it out/download here:
http://www.google.com/intl/en/adwordseditor/index.html

Hi Kurt

Being the 'paranoid sceptic', that I am, what do you consider the 'likelyhood' that this is yet another 'G' attempt to 'invade' the privacy of their 'user's' and, in this case, customers', desktops?

As with the 'G' toolbar, this will not even get 'downloaded' to any computer that I use 'in combat'.

'Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean that they ain't out to get ya' "A quote from some recent novel or movie"

My memory gets worse, and I ain't even that 'old' yet! LOL

I'm sure that there will be those that use AdWords, who will appreciate the integration that this 'Tool' will enable. Not for me, however.

As always, you provide great info. to the users here, and for no charge.

Thanks Kurt

Kind regards

Ian

Hey Ian,

You bring up a very good point and it's probably time for me to repeat something I've said before:

Google is no longer in the search business. Instead, they are in the data collection business.

Having said this, the AdWords tool probably just collects info that you'd enter into AdWords anyway....And having said THIS, I'm NOT an AdWords user and have never used the program myself...So, AdWord'ers, use it at your own risk...

>Hi Kurt
>
>Being the 'paranoid sceptic', that I am, what do you
>consider the 'likelyhood' that this is yet another 'G'
>attempt to 'invade' the privacy of their 'user's' and, in
>this case, customers', desktops?
>
>As with the 'G' toolbar, this will not even get 'downloaded'
>to any computer that I use 'in combat'.
>
>'Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean that they ain't
>out to get ya' "A quote from some recent novel or movie"
>
>
>My memory gets worse, and I ain't even that 'old' yet! LOL
>
>I'm sure that there will be those that use AdWords, who will
>appreciate the integration that this 'Tool' will enable. Not
>for me, however.
>
>As always, you provide great info. to the users here, and
>for no charge.
>
>Thanks Kurt
>
>Kind regards
>
>Ian