rbacal - 3:44 am on Aug 18, 2006 (gmt 0)

Ebay owns paypal right? So if I were to put "paypal sucks" into google, should ebay receive a high QS for advertising that "paypal sucks"?

QS is calculated using a variety of "indicators" Since I'm not going to explain the whole deal again, all I can say is that a) YOU have no idea what ebay's QS score is, and b) you have no idea what variables are involved in permitting ebay's ads to show at presumably lower prices.

Why can ebay do stuff you can't do?

You ain't ebay. That's the REAL answer.

Now if you understand QS, how it was developed and how it works (and I've pretty much mapped this out), you'll understand HOW and WHY Ebay gets to do this stuff and you don't. While I hate those damned ebay ads, I understand why they are there. See if you can figure it out on your own without imputing bad motives, and applying your great knowledge about how QS works.

When and if you develop a site that resembles ebay enough in many many variables so that it falls into a different profile, you too can do it.

I'll leave you with that. If you're up to it.