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Yahoo To Charge For Search Listings

Posted by timothy on from the full-disclosure-is-the-important-thing dept.

ibi writes "Yahoo will start taking payments to "tilt the playing field" for companies that want their listings given more prominence by Yahoo's search engine. In an NY Times article, one search consulting firm [bias warning] claims that the extra material that paid listings get to submit will muck up the search results. Yahoo combined the announcement of the paid listings with an unrelated announcement of a new partnership with a few non-profits. ("Don't look over there - what about this nice shiny thing here.")"

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  1. Re:nothin could be finer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I'm interested in your ideas and wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

  2. M$ will win this one by superpulpsicle · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yahoo search: gates
    Result: Microsoft

    Yahoo search: viagra
    Result: Microsoft

    Yahoo search: apple
    Result: Microsoft

    Yahoo search: linux
    Result: Microsoft

    Yahoo search: porn
    Result: Microsoft

    Yahoo search: penguin
    Result: Microsoft

  3. bullshit on this! by pair-a-noyd · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm fscking sick off all the gdmf commercial sites that float up like turds that won't flush.

    When I enter HP Laserjet IIIsi I get 400,000 freaking sites peddling toner and ink refills but I have to dig through dozens of pages of bullshit to find tech info like parts lists or diagrams.

    I wish they would implement a new switch or two in search engines,

    HP Laserjet IIIsi -commercial -for profit +usefull

  4. Web based searching? by weeboo0104 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I still gopher you insensitive clod!

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  5. New Buzzword! by telstar · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's not "Merchandizing", it's "Searchandizing".

  6. Your Rights Online? by AdEbh · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't think this a very good idea, but effecting my "rights"? I did not know I had any rights over Yahoo's business model.

  7. Re:AskJeeves Denounces Paid Inclusion. by wik · · Score: 3, Funny

    I just asked jeeves whether he denounced it and given that the top 5 links are "Sponsored web links", he certainly does support it.

    On the other hand, has anyone ever gotten a straight answer out of Jeeves? I didn't think so.

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  8. Re:Paid placement? by Prof.Phreak · · Score: 4, Funny

    The results of your query are the results of their algorithms only.

    I'm guessing it's the same with Yahoo, except $$$ is part of the algorithm too.

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  9. First! by nick_davison · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now, Taco, that $100 gets me a guaranteed first post, modded to 5, that can't be modded down, right?

  10. Re:Gold ship ... by nysus · · Score: 2, Funny

    Steal it.

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