One of my web hosting clients recently received an email from  netbiz_dot_com that comes pretty close to implying a special relationship with Google and the ability to sell "positions" on the first page for select terms. Below is the email with individual names removed & website links removed as well:

-----Original Message-----
From: xxxxx@netbiz. com [mailto:xxxxxxx@netbiz.com]
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 3:39 PM
To: xxxxxx  xxxxx

Subject: RE: From xxxxxxxx at netbiz.com

Your right I can't put more than one person on that first page, I have one
spot under houses in Calgary at 100 dollars a month.  After I have sold it
to only one of the "many" realtor's I am am calling. I stop calling on
this phrase and move to a different area or a different phrase when this
phrase is sold.  It's up to you if you want to be on the front page of
Google, I am the tool that can make it happen.  Google has 11 total spots
on their first page in the sponsored links area under any phrase you type
in, and our company is allowed to have one of those spots to place our
client.  Once the spot is gone it would belong to you.  Give me a call if
you want to be on Google.

XXXXXX

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So, from Googles webmaster guidelines:

http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=35291

"No one can guarantee a #1 ranking on Google.

Beware of SEOs that claim to guarantee rankings, allege a "special relationship" with Google, or advertise a "priority submit" to Google. There is no priority submit for Google. In fact, the only way to submit a site to Google directly is through our Add URL page or by submitting a Sitemap and you can do this yourself at no cost whatsoever."

 If you look at the letter above and then look at the google webmaster guidelines, are they alleging a special relationship with google?  Are they promising first page results? They do promise to be a "TOOL"

If your are calgary realtor, you decide!