cnet: Search engines get "Gatored"
Ummh. I'm not exactly sure what to make of this. First off this is a story about a Gator product called "Search Scout" that as far as I can see doesn't actually exist.
Secondly Gator won't comment on the story, and thirdly this "new" product is actually an old Gator practice that has been running for at least 6 months.
The article states:
Search Scout, launched in December, triggers a pop-under window when Gator members search on a site such as Google and Yahoo. The window lists search results tied to keywords purchased through competing search services.
To quote myself from July 2002:
Google to sue Gator
OK I've just made that up - but it has got to happen soon. I just had the misfortune of using a computer infected with Gator's advertising system. I typed in my search term to Google, and up popped a Lycos page delivering the related results. If that is not blatant traffic theft I don't know what is?
Isn't that the same? Or am I missing something?
