Google + AOL Dead

[kwvarga]

Lot of controversy has came out on net about Google's new deal with AOL, big enough to spark this blog post on their company blog

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/...ouncement.html

About the AOL announcement 12/22/2005 06:25:00 PM
Posted by Marissa Mayer, VP of Search Products & User Experience

The recent announcement of the AOL partnership has been the source of a lot of rumors and misconceptions. We'd like to clear some of those up.

- Biased results? No way. Providing great search is the core of what we do. Business partnerships will never compromise the integrity or objectivity of our search results. If a partner's page ranks high, it's because they have a good answer to your search, not because of their business relationship with us.

- Indexing more of AOL's content. Our goal is to organize all of the world's information. When we say "all the world's information," this includes AOL's. We're going to work with the webmasters at AOL -- just as we work with webmasters all over the world -- to help them understand how the Google crawler works (with regard to robots.txt, how to use redirects, non-html content, etc.) so we don't inadvertently overlook their content.

- AOL will receive a credit towards advertising purchased through Google's ad program. You might wonder if this will affect the ad auction. It won't. We don't offer preferential treatment on advertising (in either the auction or the display) to any of our partners.

- We have a service called "onebox" for which we provide some additional links separate from ads (sponsored links) and search results. (Try searching on [new york transit strike] and look for the news section.) AOL and its products have always been a part of onebox, along with many other providers, and will continue to be.

- There will be no banner ads on the Google homepage or web search results pages. There will not be crazy, flashy, graphical doodads flying and popping up all over the Google site. Ever.

Our service and our business works because of you - our users. You're important to us and something that we think about all the time -- as we build new products, negotiate deals, and think about what our future holds.

We're looking forward to what AOL can help us do for you, and believe that our new agreement with them will only create a better experience for you in 2006 and beyond -- one where you can continue to trust that we're giving you a result because it's the best one we can possibly provide.

[John Scott]

There will be no banner ads on the Google homepage or web search results pages. There will not be crazy, flashy, graphical doodads flying and popping up all over the Google site. Ever.

In ten years when their stock is in the crapper and everybody is using the next fad of a search engine, they'll have flashing poker ads on their home page, and exit pop ups.

[kwvarga]

and popunders

[Michael Allison]

Don't forget the fly-ins!!

[John Scott]

And they'll have Google ads promoting the sale of Chinese children on ebay.

[kwvarga]

Originally Posted by JohnScott

And they'll have Google ads promoting the sale of Chinese children on ebay.

always needed one of them

[sitetutor]

The sad thing is, while we complain about the search results we're getting right now, we will look back at them as the good results from the good old days that never came back ... a few years from now. Every spot will be for sale. I think this is the last chance to get some free traffic and use it to brand whatever sites you have. I hope I'm wrong though and they will still do something to keep the visitors somewhat satisfied with what they find.

[minstrel]

they'll have Google ads promoting the sale of Chinese children on eBay.

That could be a good deal, if the price is reasonable. Go for volume rather than high price and do the marketing just right...

[sitetutor]

I'm very curious to see how the messenger services of both AOL and Google will be combined. Same with their collaboration on video. There may actually be something good coming out of this for everyone. Here is the cnet article for anyone who hasn't seen it yet
http://news.com.com/Google,+Time+War...3-6003187.html

[John Scott]

Google + AOL = Good?

Two wrongs never make a right.

[Sabeur]

Google + AOL = AoOgLe ? or GAgLe?

Its not a good idea.

[Ferre]

I remember making this one once, in another topic on Google's serps.

[John Scott]

I prefer Yahoo myself. I just wish they'd do some branding changes.

..

[minstrel]

LOL... I had to look at that for a while thinking "What do you mean? You don't like the name Yahoo?" before the penny dropped...

I need more coffee

[SVB]

Google of the future

[minstrel]

Who's the blow-up doll in the left column there?

[SVB]

Some girl from a racing game I think

[minstrel]

You sound likeone of my sons

Sometimes, I think

(a) my humor is to