Comment Good for the user (Score 1) 116
I think that if the entries are not overly priced and only where appropriate then it could improve Yahoo's functionality for the user.
If applied only to the business section and the price per year was say, equal to or less than the cost of a domain registration, it would sort out the serious businesses from the con artists. A small fee such as that is nothing for a legitimate business and this would mean that all Yahoo business results were people who were obviously serious about doing business with the consumer.
If however, rankings were sold, as Altavista was planning on, then the idea would be preposterous. It should also only be applied to categories for businesses, if somebody wants to add a page about how they take care of their pet then it is ridiculous to think of charging them.
If done right, adding a small fee for registration where appropriate could make Yahoo the one-stop shopping search engine for most.
If applied only to the business section and the price per year was say, equal to or less than the cost of a domain registration, it would sort out the serious businesses from the con artists. A small fee such as that is nothing for a legitimate business and this would mean that all Yahoo business results were people who were obviously serious about doing business with the consumer.
If however, rankings were sold, as Altavista was planning on, then the idea would be preposterous. It should also only be applied to categories for businesses, if somebody wants to add a page about how they take care of their pet then it is ridiculous to think of charging them.
If done right, adding a small fee for registration where appropriate could make Yahoo the one-stop shopping search engine for most.
