grnidone - 3:22 pm on Jul 17, 2001 (gmt 0)

You would think that they could sell subscriptions so people could look into their databases to find out what people *really* search on. That is where the real gold is.

Yes, I am saying a subscription based goto tool -- provided it is inexpensive enough for the average Joe to be able to purchase.

I believe that SE's should make a profit; the internet would be a confusing place without them. It just seems that search engines have a 'gold mine' in the back they are completely ignoring, and are instead going to PPC to fix their financial woes.

-G