MSN Results are now Looksmart's??

Hello All,

I have posted a message yesterday, but have not seen
it posted here...

Anyhow... Just a quick question.

I was wonderfing if anyone has noticed how the majority of
top 3 results in MSN searches are now linked with looksmart
(for those who have a looksmart and/or affiliate account)

Why is this so?

Thank you,

David
http://www.1800mylogo.com

That's because MSN owns looksmart and also altavista but they own
altavista under an assumed name.

That's because MSN owns looksmart and also altavista but they own
altavista under an assumed name

MSN does NOT own looksmart.
They have an agreement with them to promote their service, it makes sense they
would put looksmart first since its a pay service.

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That's because MSN owns looksmart and also altavista but they own
altavista under an assumed name

MSN does NOT own looksmart.
They have an agreement with them to promote their service, it makes sense they
would put looksmart first since its a pay service.

Thank you for your replies.

This is a big thing... you know... MSN took out all search results
that were previously free, and replaced it with paid listings.
So, if you had a free listing, and you are somewhat associated with
looksmart (or one of their partners), you now "pay" for your listing.

This is a very serious change, since the LOOKSMART results are
posted under the "WEB SITES" results... not "SPONSERED" results.

(sorry for the uppercase.... hehehe)

David
http://www.1800mylogo.com