john316 - 10:40 pm on Jun 14, 2002 (gmt 0)

>>John, deceptive advertising issues have to my knowledge not been connected to Pay For Inclusion programs.<<

"Search industry veterans like Sullivan foresee possible problems down the road. "There is the potential for abuse," he says. "Pages that consumers want could be ignored by spiders."

Full article here:

[pcworld.com...]

>>PFI, as FAST offers it, does not have any influence on ranking.<<

Ahhh...uh huh

"Guaranteed inclusion and ongoing refresh of your content every 48 hours"

That puts me at a distinct advantage over the non paying site who has to wait for the "regular" cycle, my stuff gets there first.....who knows when the others get in (if ever).