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In November 2010, producers launched a viral campaign to get Cookie Monster on late night comedy sketch program Saturday Night Live, as a guest host. A four-minute "audition" clip was posted on the Tumblr account,{{cite news|last=Hayden|first=Erik|title=Cookie Monster Wants to Host SNL|url=http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2010/11/cookie-monster-wants-to-host-snl/18348/|accessdate=24 July 2011|newspaper=The Atlantic|date=23 November 2010}} The clip was also posted on their YouTube channel,http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=12228477http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/rcmp-tweet-sweet-on-cookie-monster/article1813891/print/ their Facebook page,http://www.news.com.au/world/from-cookies-to-comedy-for-a-furry-blue-monster/story-e6frfkyi-1225960632753 created a new campaign page,http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cookie-Monster-should-host-Saturday-Night-Live/130316933655526 linked to from Twitter,
Sesame Workshop started a Sesame Street account early in the existence of Google+, with Count von Count saying "Good morning" to users.{{cite news|last=Gaudin|first=Sharon|title=Google races to create business version of Google+|url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9218422/Google_races_to_create_business_version_of_Google_|accessdate=23 July 2011|newspaper=Computerworld|date=14 July 2011|location=Framingham MA}} (The service launched as a limited trial on June 28, 2011.) At around the point Google+ reaching 20 million users, Google decided to quash corporate accounts, not only Sesame Street's, suggesting business profiles would come at a later point.{{cite news|last=Singel|first=Ryan|title=Kicking Square Pegs Out of Round Circles: Why Google’s Banishment of Companies from Google+ is a Bad Sign|url=http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/07/companies-google-plus/|accessdate=23 July 2011|newspaper=WIRED|date=22 July 2011|location=San Francisco CA}}{{cite web|title=Google+ For Businesses Update 3|url=https://plus.google.com/105923173045049725307/posts/gTyhduYbfnj|work=Google+ blog|publisher=Google|accessdate=23 July 2011|date=21 July 2011}}