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Screen shot shows that every link above the ’fold’ is ’sponsored’...including those that are supposedly ’organic’ through Yahoo!’s Search Submit Pro. You can get similar results by paying for clicks through business.com.
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from jameszol 1367 Days ago #
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Any SEO opinions on this? Paid organic listings taking precedence on highly competitive terms over well optimized, more relevant sites?

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from Jill 1367 Days ago #
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Sounds like something Yahoo would do...really doesn’t surprise me.

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from jameszol 1367 Days ago #
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Lol - I guess so, given their current standing...it’s got to be frustrating for SEOs though when Yahoo! is still number 2 in the game. Thanks for your opinion Jill! :)

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