One of the biggest issues facing search engines is their ability to deliver good results. In the end relevant search results is all that really matters. Another area search engines have to be careful with is tailoring the search results to benefit their needs. Being open is a good long term strategy rather than making money in the short.

Well AOL, a company that has had numerous issues over the years has done something so ridiculously short citied. They have a dating website personals.aol.com, nothing new here. What’s new are their search results. If you take any dating keyword, online dating, internet dating, free online dating, literally any dating keyword they appear #1. Their search engine is powered or as they say enhanced by Google, well Google isn’t doing this.

I hope anyone reading this will stop using AOL search, given these and other shady business practices I am not sure too many are!

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