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I think many of the search engines do this now, dont they. I read recently that they now sell the first page of results from popular searches, so companies can buy positions in the search results >-----Original Message----- >From: Tim McCarthy [mailto:TimM@softwarejungle.com] >Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 8:11 PM >To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com' >Subject: Search400 blackmail? > > >I'd be interested in any other software vendors opinion of this item >received from Search400. Bear in mind that our company is a search400 >customer - we place banner ads with them. Does this not sound like a >form of blackmail? > >>Search400.com has had vendors approach us about buying search keywords >>that are their competitors' company name or product name. Here's a >>fictional example -- Microsoft might buy the keywords "IBM" and >>"AS/400" so that all user searches on these terms will result in a >>Microsoft banner above Web results relevant to IBM and AS/400. > >>This is not an uncommon occurrance on other search engines. For >>example, Yahoo regularly sells keyword banners associated with company >>names to either the company or their competitors. > >>Before we begin to accept these orders, we want to offer you the >>opportunity to lock up the keywords for the name of your company and >>products. We've developed a special vendor keyword package where you >>can buy your company name and three of your company's product >names for >>only $250 per month. This special is effective until December 31st. > >>If you're interested in taking advantage of this special offer please >>call me or reply to this email. We will not accept any insertion >>orders for competitive "keyword" names until January. > > >TrailBlazer Systems, Inc. >http://www.as400ftp.com >AS/400 Communications & E-Commerce Solutions > >Chaos, panic, & disorder - my work here is done. > > >+--- >| This is the Midrange System Mailing List! >| To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. >| To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. >| To unsubscribe from this list send email to >MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. >| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: >david@midrange.com >+--- > +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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