jeremy_goodrich - 9:01 pm on Feb 18, 2003 (gmt 0)

Hm, but -> the whole idea that the 'search engine' needs to be culpable or screen 'good business' from 'bad business' is a bit foolish.

Does the Times do that?

Nope. So, why should Google (in many ways, a competitor...) or Overture, for that matter, do something that the Times themselves doesn't do.

It just sounds ( to me ) like a bitter competitor tossing rocks when they can't come up with a more creative strategy to outsmart their enemies. ;)

Of course, everybody is entitled to their opinion...I just find it very suspicious (as others do too) that the NY Times is saying other advertising driven businesses should waste valuable time & resources doing something that they wouldn't themselves take the trouble to do.