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Although an innovative idea, this kind of thing could be what eventually leads to Google's decline. They need to be very careful not to upset their core business which is earning from ad revenue. By diminishing the value of these ads, Google could be shooting itself in the foot.

Customers being led astray? All merchants are concerned about is losing a page view and onsite traffic. In the meantime, Google is providing a killer public service and shortcut.

Perth clotheslines doesnt mind what google does here. We know that google has the searcher in mind and that google wants to try and return the best possible result. If a competitor steals away a customer then its your fault, not googles.

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I think you are trying to create hype where there otherwise would be none!! So what, they appear on other sites, others appear on theirs.  Competition keeps everybody honest.

google do not have a monoply. Stop screeching like all the hysterical anti-microsoft people used to do. If you don't like it, don't use it. Don't whine on, do something.

"Google's allure has always been that it levels the playing field on the internet - small companies have ben able to complete with big ones by virtue of their creativity and energy. "

You're kidding, right?

This happened because of the internet, period - before Google even existed.

I'm assuming you are  too young to have really USED the internet in the year 3 B.G. (before Google).

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Great articles, I have really enjoyed reading them and I dont think retailers should panic just yet.

Google's allure has always been that it levels the playing field on the internet - small companies have ben able to complete with big ones by virtue of their creativity and energy. This sort of undemocratic behaviour on Google's part may signal the end of democracy on the internet and perhaps the end of google if they continue to degrade the very allure that has made them so successful.

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Despite the "democratic" approach to search Google, by its nature will always favor wealthier site owners over the little guy.  It's reliance on link popularity assures only people with the money to throw at a SEO company to constantly place links have a chance. 

Where this fails is that there may be millions of sites with very reliable and useful information that no one links to because no one knows about them.  Google has created a "chicken and egg" situation for site owners.

To rank high you need people to link to you ( votes ) but for those people to want to link to you they have to know you are there.  For them to find you, you need a good rank in Google...which you can't get without the links.

Enter expensive SEO companies.  If you can't afford them, even a great site full of valuable information won't rank well because no one knows about it.

As in all things businessess...only those with the cash move up while the rest of the sites, good though they may be, are lost in Google.

The other problem is in Googles playing around with the "system".  If I pay thousands of dollars to an SEO for a good position then Google decides to tweak something and I drop off the radar, my money is gone along with my customers.

In some ways I think I prefer a directry to search. At least things are organized by content, not by who likes you, which is really what Google is all about.

Hi ppl,

Yeah i accept -  But Google is trying to experiment its not confirmed.  As in BUSINESS many things need to be checked out so they r just playing there game.

Well also they would change there games as there target is to gain more and more money and in that process they need to do experiments.

Google's Monopoly is not new guyz,,,,,

But would soon change,,,,,

Being just a little fish in a massive pond I am never likely to have the problem with a second search box, however if I was a big fish, I would not be happy at all with possibly paying to get the visitor in the first place to then loose them to another poor sucker who also had to pay for that visitor who would possibly click on yet another ad and so on and so on.

However, I have done very well in deed from AdWords and would not be able to afford to run without them.

I wonder how long Google will rule the waves!!!