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Ask.com on Google?

April 10, 2007 | 0 Minute Read

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When I searched for ‘prime numbers’ just now on Google, the first hit was a sponsored link for Ask.com. You would think it’s a conflict of interest for Google to be suggesting a competitor to its users. When you think about it, though, Google is also taking money from Ask.com, literally!

It’s especially strange seeing Ask.com advertising on Google so soon after being criticized for launching a guerrilla negative ad campaign against them…