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RE: [ECS] BOYCOTT Yahoo Kevin Keast Mon, 15 Feb 1999 19:33:38 -0500

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Yahoo isn't that great of a search engine anyhow.

My opinion of course,

Kevin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:omnip@usit.net]
> Sent: Monday, February 15, 1999 4:11 PM
> To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> Subject: [ECS] BOYCOTT Yahoo
> 
> 
> Dear customers and fellow-businessmen,
> Yahoo has finally let the cat out of the bag. In the story at
> http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2206436,00.html,
> they admit that it takes MONTHS to process listing submissions,
> and that SOME ARE NEVER PROCESSED. But conveneniently, they will
> now "expedite" submitalls for a $200 charge.
> 
> I have been trying to get listed for over NINE months. MUCH time
> has been wasted submitting, re-submitting, sending "bug" reports,
> sending emails, leaving voice mail, etc. NO response was ever
> received to any correspondence (all of which were VERY politely
> worded). Reading thru the postings related to the above story,
> I found that MANY others have had similar experiences, one of
> which has been trying for a YEAR to get her site listed.
> 
> Businesses should BOYCOTT Yahoo as they have shown considerable
> contempt for those of us who are trying to make a living in a
> dignified manner.
> 
> Surfers should BOYCOTT Yahoo because everyone now knows what I
> have suspected for a long time - namely that YAHOO SEARCHES ARE
> EXCLUDING MOST SITES CREATED AND/OR MOVED IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS
> (ANCIENT HISTORY IN THE INTERNET). So for those who want an
> accurate search of CURRENT sites, Yahoo is NOT an option.
> 
> I ask that this message be forwarded to as many as possible.
> -- 
> Mark Gilmore
> Omnipotence (ECS Home Automation Software)
> omnip@usit.net
> http://www.usit.com/omnip
> 

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