Google is changing its business model

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Gary Reed
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Google is changing its business model

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Dave Potter
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Re: Google is changing its business model

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I had not noticed your post about this until now, but just looked at that page. This is very interesting.

I had noticed fewer hits using Google Shopping lately, and wondered why. This probably explains it. I don't blame merchants one bit for not wanting to "spread the wealth around" to Google, although in some cases, it might be a case of false economy. And, the point made in the article is worth considering; if Google extends this "concept" to their other services, IMO, they'll just be devaluing themselves as a search tool.

When I shop online from now on, I'll be including non-Google search engines as well.
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dogpile

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Dave Potter wrote: ... When I shop online from now on, I'll be including non-Google search engines as well.
I've been using Dogpile on occasion lately. It combines the results of three or so search engines for you.
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