Why does paid for indexing show as "sponsored"

I didn't really ask to be sponsored, just indexed! :)

[bunder]

I paid to be added to Ask and Teoma via Ineedhits.com and notice that when someone enters my site it shows up as a sponsored link.

I paid for the FAST indexing and that shows up as regular, so what do others think about Ask/Teoma calling it sponsoreed when you pay to be indexed?

Also, what do folks think about I Need Hits?

Leslie

[JayC]

In the current search engine-speak, "sponsored" is synonymous with "paid." I suppose some marketing study showed it to have less of a negative connotation than other words that might be used: "paid listing," "advertising," "rankings influenced by large cash payments," etc.

[iamjoe]

If you submit one URL to fast will it spider the rest of your domain?

[teresha]

If you submit via their paid inclusion service ONLY the page paid for is spidered, no links are followed.

If the spider finds the site on its own or you submit via the free add url page on alltheweb then the spider should follow the links it finds. It depends on how search engine friendly the link structure is.

[JeevesGuy]

Hi Bunder

"Sponsored links" on Ask Jeeves and Teoma are provided by Google. Is it possible that you are listed with their AdWords product? If so, that would explain why you are appearing on Ask Jeeves and Teoma as a "Sponsored Link." If you submitted a url to the Ask Jeeves Site Submit program, and don't find it within the "my search results" section of Ask Jeeves, please don't hesitate to contact INeedHits at [e-mail] or by calling them toll free: 866 873 5834.

JeevesGuy