yes .... it was there !!

I don't tell porkies ......

Here is "PROOF" that the post WAS on Bambi's blog, before it's removal ....
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And, it's no surprise for me to see that Tom Curley's Associated Press is now the supplier of late "news" content to one of Looksmart's Top Tier partners, in The NY Times ..... (Topix.net were noted as a previous provider, but Topix.net may have 'gone off the boil' for reasons unknown? A “separate” McClatchy network?)

http://www.nytimes.com/

And the (above) “concept” is universal in appeal for both “users” and advertisers. Google would do well to support any such move, to not only retain existing “search the web” facilities (they may have), but an opportunity (potential) for “world wide” contextualisation of pages & pages of content (and with “Local” advertisers too) could very well be the extra bonus reward, for their doing so. And MSN, Ask.com plus others, can also participate under the same, (above) conditions.

And Bambi, back to your question within your article:

"My question was how can advertisers get in front of this crowd, and would it marginalize the general search engines?"

"How can this generation -- with such high lofty expectations -- get sufficiently personalized answers from a general search engine?"

Most (or, a lot) who frequent these “social” sites, (myspace.com, etc) also study full time. They “can” get the opportunity to mix some leisure & pleasure and get to prepare a report (or, an assignment), at the same time, they are "interacting". Just a thought!

Bambi …. Guess what?

Looksmart have, both the expertise and “tools” to ensure a long lasting success of any “venture” of this type and a Licensed Furl on each publisher/media Co’s individual site, then allows “users” to “save & share” what is relevant to that site’s own “group culture” and at the same time,
they “share” their ‘finds’, with users all over the world.

:)

Ross

(Apologies: Links to posts from another site have all been deleted. This has caused a longer version)

Posted by: Ross | May 02, 2006 at 05:55 AM

It's become even more interesting (particularly in view of those thoughts expressed in those last two paragraphs of my above post) in that, during Looksmart's CONFERANCE CALL after the close of market, 05/04/2006, Looksmart's CEO Dave Hills mentioned (twice) of Fox TV Stations becoming a partner of Looksmart. Will it be the same arrangements that the CBS TV sites already have with Looksmart? Both Furl & porn free, Search results? (eg: Check bottom of Link below)

http://search.cbs4.com/?__LOGIC=1212&HOSTNAME=search.cbs4.com§ion=The+Web&SearchString=tomato

And a "FindArticles on Tomato" search?

http://search.cbs4.com/?__LOGIC=1212&HOSTNAME=search.cbs4.com§ion=The+Web&SearchString=FindArticles+on+tomato

Yes .... It all becomes more interesting, each day that goes by.

:)
Ross

Posted by: Ross | May 04, 2006 at 08:00 PM
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But it is very interesting, when you LOOK into it, really. i mean, Fox have a total of 35 stations, consisting of 25 Fox stations, one independent station and nine UPN stations.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Television_Stations_Group

:)
LC