Comments on: Indeed Follows Oodle Launch in Jobs Arena http://staging.blog.biakelsey.com/index.php/2005/03/29/Indeed-Follows-Oodle-Launch-in-Jobs-Arena/ LOCAL MEDIA WATCH. The Nexus of All Things Local Mon, 01 Jun 2015 22:23:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.39 By: Greg http://staging.blog.biakelsey.com/index.php/2005/03/29/Indeed-Follows-Oodle-Launch-in-Jobs-Arena/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Tue, 29 Mar 2005 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-123 The ad models are in question. They can't exist on AdSense revenue alone.

A piece in MediaPost even questioned the legality of these sites on the basis that they're mining arguably copyrighted material.

]]> By: D http://staging.blog.biakelsey.com/index.php/2005/03/29/Indeed-Follows-Oodle-Launch-in-Jobs-Arena/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Tue, 29 Mar 2005 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-124 The recent, high-profile, meta-search site launches do appear to utilize the same poaching techniques of “scraping content” to support a Ad Sense, or other sponsored search engine listing format, model similar to the methods employed by fly-by-night “directory” sites that are corrupting Google’s algorithmic search results (Google’s ads also generally appear on such “directory” sites), frustrating the search engine optimization efforts of SMEs and undoubtedly giving users a tiresome runaround the Web.

]]> By: D http://staging.blog.biakelsey.com/index.php/2005/03/29/Indeed-Follows-Oodle-Launch-in-Jobs-Arena/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Mon, 28 Mar 2005 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-122 It will also be interesting to see what the commercial "end games" of such meta-search sites will be. Their launch missions to empower consumers, for free, and help listings sites, for free, are undoubtedly not their sole missions. One sure commercial winner is apparently Google, as its ads often appear on the sites.

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