Guess Who Has the Most Trusted Brand in America?

Google is officially the most trusted company in America, Advertising Age reports. The search giant’s rise is all the more incredible because it spends essentially nothing on advertising, and all the sweeter because it’s taking the top spot from rival Microsoft. Oil companies bring up the rear in a new poll, with Halliburton coming in dead last. The top 10:

1. Google
2. Johnson & Johnson
3. Intel Corporation
4. General Mills
5. Kraft Foods
6. Berkshire Hathaway
7. 3M Company
8. Coca-Cola Company
9. Honda Motors
10. Microsoft

(More Google stories.)