Search shares price & growth slowdown
The Ratings Game: Google, Yahoo end lower on downgrades, competition - Internet Services - Internet - Analyst"Google, Yahoo fall after downgrades:: America Online launches local search service"
Bambi Francisco comments: Net Stocks: Paid-search blues hint eBay was rightCompany Announcements
"earlier in the year, eBay,likely the largest buyer of keyword terms, said that experimenting by merchants sent paid-search pricing to what appeared to be bubble levels, suggesting prices would eventually come down.
'It appears that cost-per-click prices are coming down a bit,' said Michael Jones of Channel Advisor, which helps merchants sell goods on either eBay or via search and shopping engines."
On AOL and local search: "Merchants and local professionals spend $478 million a year on Internet yellow pages and $160 million in local search, according to The Kelsey Group. Local search dollars are expected to grow to $3.4 billion by 2009."
posted by Jen @ 6:18 AM
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