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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. Paid placement? by ObviousGuy · · Score: 1, Troll

    Google does that as well. Most search engines do that. What right of mine is being violated?

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    1. Re:Paid placement? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Your RIGHT to get my DICK up your TIGHT LITTLE CORNHOLE, GEEKBOI!!!!!!!1

      ne other questions?

    2. Re:Paid placement? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      OMFG Mary on Forever Eden is so hot! Too bad she got herself kicked off.

  2. Re:Imagine John Kerry listing on Yahoo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    John Kerry said tonight that he thinks GNAA is the biggest threat to national security the USA faces today.

  3. In Soviet Russia..... by Darth23 · · Score: -1, Troll

    Search Listings charge YOU!

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