Re: Yahoo placement

It appears to me that Yahoo is becoming more of a front end for specific and
proprietary content and less of a search engine. I know of many folks who
have stopped using Yahoo as a search engine. Do others out there see this
trend as well? It seems that Yahoo has done a good job of making everyone
think thatthey are the "premier" search engine. Personally, I prefer Google
or Searchwiz.

Edward Springer
Athens, Alabama

----- Original Message -----
From: "Barbara Money" <bmoney(at)naisp.net>
To: <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 7:09 PM
Subject: Yahoo placement


> When I worked for a  small computer store that did web site design and
> hosting, I had to try to list with Yahoo. The domain they created for
> hosting was essentially a directory of the local businesses and things
> of interest, shopping, etc. Yahoo would not list it because it "was just
> a list of links". Which was probably mostly true, yet because of that
> only the locals who knew about the computer store and saw their ads
> would be able to find the businesses listed on the site.
>
> "Yahoo Local" is a joke as well. To list in there, you have to pretend
> you are doing a search for whatever you have, and request to be listed
> in that category. I would list our sites every 2 months, and each time
> I'd go into Yahoo local to list a business or organization, it was never
> there. After a while, I stopped bothering to list with Yahoo; it takes
> so long and never listed anyone.
>
> Barbara Money
> The Essential Image
>

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