Comments on: Google Gets Into Local Directory Business

By: bd77

bd77 — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:52:07 +0000

I’m not about to get out of the directory business just because google wants in. If google continues to focus outside of their core business(search)they will find someone else is more than willing to take their place. I know I know it hasn’t happened yet but eventually the destructive force of capitalism will strike google and they better hope their ready for it.

By: Johnny

Johnny — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:50:54 +0000

Great observations Trey. I don’t know why I did not pick up on that. That is exactly what they are doing.

They are going to make sure everybody, or almost everybody pays.

By: Phill Longmire

Phill Longmire — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:30:57 +0000

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By: EM @ KING.NET

EM @ KING.NET — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:03:41 +0000

This is bad for business, google is slowly taking a small pie of our business. I don’t know about you but giving the service for free is hard to beat.

A website with personal touch might survive, because google doesn’t have this feature. I think they have no intention of providing one. A good example as adsense publisher, when was the last time you talk to google representative?

IMHO
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By: Tim Davids

Tim Davids — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:35:25 +0000

Trey…your right on the money

this may however open the door for the next smart “search engine”

At which point google is the new yellow pages but not the top web site SE

By: Andrew Allemann

Andrew Allemann — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:25:32 +0000

@ Trey – Google is becoming more and more of a content source, not just a content search engine. I think you’re right, this does create a conflict of interest. I wonder what Yelp thinks about all this.

By: Trey

Trey — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:48:21 +0000

Google is moving more and more into the business of creating directory based businesses around top keyword results searched in Google. Effectively they are raiding search results and negating the value of organic search by super imposing those directories above those top organic results.

We need legislation to separate Google the Search Engine, from that of Google the Monopoly, raiding the results of the keyword searches.

Effectively Google is killing off organic search withoust actually saying so. Real Geo domain businesses, comparison site businesses, directory business or any successful internet business is at risk if Google perceives that niche to be profitable.

Google can no longer be considered an organic search engine. Google is now one huge directory, with some organic search results strategically placed to placate website owners but with very little real benefit. Google is now judge, jury and executioner.

Organic Search in Google are in it’s dying days, welcome to the new era of Google Directory.