Inktomi provides search results for RoadRunner BroadBand Users

Why no announcement?

[redzone]

With current stock prices hovering around the $.70 to $.80 mark, losing AOL to Google, Yahoo stalling until September, I would have thought that Inktomi would have SHOUTED to the world that they were providing search results for RoadRunner BroadBand.

I use RoadRunner at home, and for the longest time they allowed some cheezy multi-media search company providing results, that never had any useful information.

Then all of a sudden I start seeing "RR.com" referals coming through our servers. Chasing the referals down, I come to find out it's Inktomi?

RoadRunner is HUGE in a lot of areas, and the move from dial up to broadband is a bit more comprehensive than subscribing to AOL. The RoadRunner CD that comes with the installation package, includes a CD that "not only" tests your cable modem, but also "very discreetly" installs a new, customized version of IE, that has RR.com as the home page.... Of course.. :) I imagine, that most users, let the browser install, and there are probably a good percentage that have left RR.com as their home page.

My question is why "NO Announcement"????

The only thing I can figure is that RR is owned by Time Warner Cable, and Inktomi may go away, as quickly and quietly as they came?

[seth_wilde]

"Time Warner Cable, and Inktomi may go away, as quickly and quietly as they came"

Sound logical to me... TW has already coverted the rest of their properties to Google..

Who know though... Ink doesn't exactly have a reputation for good business moves :)