Hope everyone is staying out of trouble this Friday the 13th!  Here are some recent summaries of the top PPC stories from around the web to get your weekend started off right.

In case there was any question, the web is working for American businesses, according to Google. Directly from Google:  “in 2011, Google’s search and advertising tools helped provide $80 billion of economic activity for 1.8 million advertisers, website publishers and nonprofits across the U.S. You can see the state-by-state breakdown on our economic impact website.”

And, in a turn of events, Google is sending money back to advertisers. Barry Schwartz got a check for $25.05 from the Hanson vs. Google AdWords settlement. I got one too!  Did you? (more…)