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To: StockDung who wrote (684)	2/10/2003 8:54:09 PM
From: rrufff	Respond to of 838

I don't disagree with what you posted in this last post for what it's worth. In fact, I've written against analysts, brokers, and management of many companies and transactions. Maybe not as often as you, but again, quality not quantity. You didn't answer any of the questions I posed in any of my previous posts. It's almost as if you speak a different language from English. I'd also like to suggest that the fact a company was mismanaged or overvalued in 1999 does not automatically make it so in 2003. I'd also like to suggest that the fact that someone told the "Truth" in 1999 does not mean that he automatically continues to do so.

To: StockDung who wrote (684)	2/14/2003 9:29:27 AM
From: rrufff	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 838

Nice mention of ASKJ today in Morningstar (Time to acknowledge that posts from 1999-2000 are pretty much irrelevant and immaterial) biz.yahoo.com Another online business model that has worked surprisingly well is "pay-for-placement" search engines, where advertisers pay to get their Web site higher placement in search results. I once mentally lumped such companies in with all the other silly business models that came and went with the Internet bubble. But the leader in the field, Overture (NasdaqNM:OVER - News) (formerly GoTo.com), has been profitable for more than a year and has a $1.2 billion market cap. Several other pay-for-placement companies, including Ask Jeeves (NasdaqNM:ASKJ - News) and FindWhat.com (NasdaqSC:FWHT - News), have recently become profitable as well.