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kneelsit
01-05-2002, 12:40/12:40PM
My understanding of where MSN get their results at the moment are:

-Featured sites (special paid pages)

Sponsored sites (Overture)

Web Directory sites (Looksmart Directory)

Paid inclusion Web Page results (Inktomi)

Free submit Web Page results (Inktomi)

Will the Web Directory section disappear altogether with the demise of L$ ?? - Notice I am an eager grave-digger, cause I just love a wake with a good knees-up.

:D
ihelpyou
01-05-2002, 12:55/12:55PM
If that happens, Inktomi is certainly hopping. Now that they lost AOL completely, MSN is Ink's only hope now.
sanity
03-05-2002, 21:52/09:52PM
From what I am seeing Greg the L$ directory sites disappear and the Ink sites then rank higher.

Sophie
incessantsoul
03-05-2002, 22:57/10:57PM
Did I hear this right .. is looksmart really going down? I did hear some rumours about this, but is it certain? I was wondering whether something like this would happen after they increased their prices and (very harshly.. if I may say so) set a price per click as well... could somone please shed some light on this? Is Looksmart really going down?

Sid
kneelsit
03-05-2002, 23:08/11:08PM
Sorry Sid,
It is not certain yet, but the writing seems to be definitely on the wall, at least from everything I have been able to glean.

Financially they are in a real bind and unless they make a major change and go back on their latest proposals and actions I, for one, cannot see them lasting.
Advisor
04-05-2002, 00:23/12:23AM
If/When LookSmart ends their miserable existance (and no, they're not going anywhere just yet, unfortunately), then one would have to assume MSN would simply partner with another directory. Others mentioned elsewhere that MSN could possibly buy LookSmart, and that does make a lot of sense. They could buy the current database and keep it up.

But who knows? Maybe they'll use DMOZ! Or how about a Yahoo/MSN deal??? :)

Jill
sanity
04-05-2002, 02:51/02:51AM
could somone please shed some light on this? Is Looksmart really going down?

If we're lucky! :D

Sophie
incessantsoul
04-05-2002, 17:29/05:29PM
Thanks for the detailed inof guys...
I think though ... that its quite possible that Microsoft will buy Looksmart. .. very feasible..... personally I hope they dont...

But an msn/yahoo merger for somereason does not seem to be likely... but that's a conclusion based plainly on instinct...

any comments...

Sid
incessantsoul
04-05-2002, 17:31/05:31PM
by the way...
can anyone shed some light on where aol gets its results..
as far as I checked its results are still from Inktomi and ODP(dmoz)
thanks
Sid
ihelpyou
04-05-2002, 17:45/05:45PM
Right now it's Inktomi. By the summer it will be strictly Google.

Google AdWords is now providing the PPC results at the top and next come the Inktomi results. By summer, Google will be supplying ALL OF THE AOL results.
sanity
05-05-2002, 00:48/12:48AM
Doug, your summer starts in June doesn't it?
jitesh
29-05-2002, 17:09/05:09PM
yes Doug..........Can you tell the approximate date when AOL will turn to google.