New York Times story I'm ranking so much better in MSN I really wanted to see BillCo and Moneyhat$ win this oh well way to go google
Internet search giant to pay $1 billion for 5 percent stake in AOL; Microsoft shut out of deal. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc. and America Online Inc. Tuesday expanded their search and advertising alliance to include video and instant messaging, shutting out Microsoft Corp., which had fought hard for a deal with Time Warner Inc.'s AOL unit. Full story
I am surprised. Hopefully they are not talking about organic serps but only advertising. Link to article is here: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/16/t...7831ec792f06&\1\1ei=5094&\1\1partner=homepage I know the fact that Google is buying 5% of AOL has been metioned in the past but this specific aspect of it I couldn't find mentioned in this forum.
Well they are finally doing it, google ads will now feature graphics... http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/12/20/1431211&tid=217
Much of the controversy surrounding the stake Google took in AOL is based on concerns that Google will give AOL content preferred placement in its search engine. And this should be an issue people are concerned with: rigging search queries means Google could no longer be a trusted source. In its Official Google Blog, Marissa Mayer, VP of Search Products & User Experience, posted a response to the rumors swirling around Google and AOL, including preferential search returns, content indexing and banner ads. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/12/about-aol-announcement.html