Visualized Changes in the Google-Index

A nice overview of data-distributors and data-receivers in searchengines can be found at the Search Engine Decoder....

It has become known, that AskJeeves is taking over the Internet Search Holding (Excite.com & iWon). They are paying 343 Million US-Dollars of which 9,5 million are cash and the rest is in stock options. AskJeeves is expecting an additional 700 million searchqueries per quarter thanks to this purchase....

Contrary to the way the market is developing, AskJeeves stopped asking for an entry-fee. They are justifying this by saying that without an entry-fee, the quality of the searchresults will improve....