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To: Win Smith who wrote (132)12/12/2002 8:24:19 PM
From: Win Smith  Read Replies (1) of 603
 
Sites Become Dependent on Google nytimes.com

[ And google is not always their friend, it turns out ]

A common complaint on Webmaster discussion sites is that Google, through deals to provide its search results to Yahoo, America Online and other partners, controls too large a share of the search market. The complaints grew louder in October when Yahoo demoted its own directory listings and gave more prominence to Google's results. With its partner sites included, Google is now responsible for about three-quarters of all search engine traffic to Web sites, according to the research firm StatMarket.

Because of this power, Google "can be your best friend or your worst enemy," said Dario Ferreira, the owner and operator of Connecticut-Weddings.com and similar wedding portals for other states.

Sergey Brin, one of Google's founders and its president of technology, acknowledged that Google's large market share can leave Web site owners vulnerable to fluctuations in traffic. But he was unapologetic about Google's success and its emphasis on keeping users happy, even at the expense of Webmasters. "The only reason people come to Google is because it works for them," he said.

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