a "content consortium" - millions of articles?

And from a previous post, back on 11/04/2006 .....

A "Content Consortium" with millions of quality articles on many topics could be made available and ads could be sold around it and in effect, all network "partners" could even be "sharing" those (their own) important "users", (being the daily visitors to each of their individual sites), with each other. Afterall, additional "eyeballs" would ensure more advertisers and any search for (it), this, their (now) "shared" content could provide that much needed (additional) ADS revenues resulting from all ensuing 'click throughs'.

And it was this further comment, (within this article - Link below) that got me thinking:

< "FOR THE LIFE OF ME, I CAN'T IMAGINE why they haven't done it," says Tom Curley, CEO of Associated Press. Here's one reason: Doing it would require spinal implants for intimidated media barons. But the notion that some pushback is pending is not far-fetched. Curley says he is talking with potential partners about setting up subject-specific Web packages -- say, for travel or basketball -- that will include content from multiple media. Once partners are on board and packages are finalized, search engines will be invited to bid for that traffic. >

SURPRISE, SURPRISE!!!

Tom Curley, CEO of Associated Press has "bobbed up" again and this time with the loverly Marissa Mayer, VP-search products, of Google and must be one of the cutest multi millionaire, on the planet!!!

http://www.paidcontent.org/nab-aps-curley-googles-mayer-talk-aggregation-carefully-ap-google-deal

< So where do things stand with Google? "We're under a non-disclosure."

Is it a non-disclosure for discussions or a non-disclosure because there's actually an agreement? - Ans: "Non-disclosure." >

I have noticed lots of articles indexted in Looksmart's FindArticles.com in recent times from Associated Press, yet, fewer from Topix.net, for some unknown reason??? They diminished somewhat around the same time as the disappearance of that NEWS Toolbar, that was at the top of each Vertical results page...??

UMMmm? Maintenance?? A Beta test period, during when it was noticed?

http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=FindArticles+in+Associated+Press&btnG=Search&meta=

httphttp://www.google.com.au/search?q=FindArticles+in+Associated+Press&hl=en&lr=&filter=0

And, Topix.net .....?

http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=FindArticles+in+Topix.net&btnG=Search&meta=

2nd, & 3rd results pages show listings within the Looksmart Verticals ...... And .......

Marrissa ??? - I want to "SIT NEXT TO HER" on the bus!!! ..... LOL!!!

:)

LC

ps;With a shareprice @ LESS THAN .07cps in the "old", they are cheap!!!