Google stirred up their AdWords clients over the weekend when a routine maintenance update sent minimum keyword bids through the roof. There were plenty of complaints from people who saw high-quality keywords suddenly get slapped with premium pricing. Google said they fixed the problem on Saturday morning, and that it had nothing to do with a Quality Score update scheduled to take place this week. Advertisers who were charged the wrong prices will be notified and have their accounts credited.

YouTube has been put in the penalty box again. This time it’s the NHL having issues with how their video clips are shared. You can still see those hockey clips on YouTube, but the league no longer allows them to be embedded in other websites. If you want to see a clip, you have to go to YouTube to watch it. Mark Phillip, founder of AreYouWatchingThis.com, said the NHL just doesn’t get it:

“They’re putting their videos on YouTube, but they don’t understand why they’re putting their videos on YouTube.”

If you have to go in for surgery, you might want to ask your surgeon how good he is at video games. A New York study of twelve surgeons and twenty-one surgical residents found that the gamers were better at performing certain surgical skills. The gamers made fewer errors and finished faster than the rest of the group when doing simulated surgery that they would do in real life with the help of a TV screen. That doesn’t mean marathon sessions of Halo will get you into medical school. You still have to study, too.

A music critic accidentally found another use for iTunes recently. The software turned into a musical detective and revealed works by a late British concert pianist as a hoax. Joyce Hatto died in 2006, leaving behind a number of recordings of her piano mastery. But when the critic put one of her CD’s in a computer, iTunes identified it as the work of another performer. Further investigation proved her recordings were those made by other people. Hatto’s husband produced the CD’s, and he says he has no idea how this happened. Sounds like his story is a little off-key.

The New York Post reports that Getty Images is considering a purchase of digital image rival Jupitermedia Corp .

Over the last few years Jupitermedia has become a major player in online imaging by acquiring more than 25 online subscription image sites including Comstock and Photos.com.

According to the article, “…it is unclear how much Getty is willing to pay for Jupitermedia, but sources close to the deal said the image company could fetch more than $11 a share, or more than $450 including debt”. That amounts to a $165 million premium over Jupitermedia’s market cap on Nasdaq.

Jupitermedia CEO Alan Meckler recently announced a major shift for his company back into the tradeshow and online content business. Could selling his Jupiterimages division be part of that strategy?

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