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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. Yoohoo! by homeobocks · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Helllllllo, MSN search engine (aka ad finder). Excuse me while I put on my tin foil hat. But, you know, in Soviet Russia, tin foil makes hat out of YOU!

    --
    MOUNT TAPE U1439 ON B3, NO RING
  2. nothin could be finer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    than a nice tight white mangina

  3. In other news.... by 222 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Google doesnt suck.

  4. Imagine John Kerry listing on Yahoo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In Soviet Russia, Yahoo searches YOU!!!

    Yahoo, is it good or is it whack?

    Is Yahoo on teh spoke? Is John Kerry on Yahoo?

    1. List on Yahoo
    2. ???
    3. Profit

    Imagine a Beowulf cluster of John Kerrys on Yahoo

    Imagine John Kerry pristing frost on Yahoo!

    John Kerry hates the GNAA (we all do)

    1. Re:Imagine John Kerry listing on Yahoo by Horny+Smurf · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      John Kerry is already on every side of every issue already. Will a Beowulf cluster of John Kerrys be able to make a definitive stance on an issue?

  5. I HATE WOMEN by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    we hatesss them my preciousss

  6. Re:M$ will win this one by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    and you can't spell or use proper grammar.

  7. Re:M$ will win this one by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    he can spell.. he was just stating that your "super cool" (whatever that is) should also shut the fuck up