Google-less meta search

Pro or Con for Google?

[chiyo]

Interested that meta search engines now drop Google from their list of Se's searched due to Google's policy of not allowing their content to be used out of a contract.

I was wondering what effect this would have.

On one side, it reduces Google's visibility among those who use a Meta Search.

On the other hand people may stop using the meta search engine as what is perceived as the most relevant engine is not there, or people will also do a search on Google as well. (at least experienced Searchers)

More importantly, people may feel more inclined to come to a commercial agreement with them, as selling on the database must be Google's main revenue stream (by a long way)

I guess it only works in google's favour if they are happy with their exposure already making the first side of the logic less important. Maybe google feels they have enough exposure now (an understandable view)

Any way thought it useful to discuss whether members think this is a good or not (from Google's perspective), or do Meta Search engines not really matter at the end of the day.

(PS: I dont run a SE, meta or otherwise - just an interested Searcher and one interested in SE corporate strategy)

[Brett_Tabke]

I've only seen one meta search engine use Google before (go2net/metacrawler). Where there others that I've missed? I'm not a huge meta fan - especially not that some are working in undisclosed paid links.

[mack]

I think google are comming into a class of their own simply because they are using newer search technology and different methods of filtering than any other main stream search engine. When it comes to exposure i feel that google made a great and breva desision to provide back up search to yahoo because they now have acuired a massive amount of exposure and their search is now indirectly accessable from internet explorer as default search (via yahoo). It has to be said that google do provide far more acurate results that most. Another thing that google do is alloy anyone so advertise for specific keywords on their results page simply be making your banner on-line and paging for results in advance. This service seams to be very popular and must surely me making them a large revenue.

[ideavirus]

>>>>Google's policy of not allowing their content to be used out of a contract. <<<<<

You mean to say that the meta's are supposed to pay if they want to use the google's content or database....???

Do let me Know...???

thanks... :)