I don't think I have a choice. I think it will have a ripple effect throughout the Internet and hopefully the search engines will take notice. Excite claims to be one of the top search engines, yet most web masters agree that Excite delivers far fewer referrals than Infoseek or Yahoo. It is doubtful that there will be any outcry from the public. Users are getting immune to the fact that everything appears to be forsale on the Internet.
People are also very jaded from the decline in ethical news and data services.
Since there has been zero publicity about Excites move, most users will remain unaware that their search results have been paid for and they are not viewing search data but paid advertising. Participants were asked to rank Excite, Yahoo and Infoseek in terms of entertainment, content, appeal and ease of use. This includes 10 million AOL users on AOL NetFind. Excite is a must. Limited Time Offer Excite has made some significant changes to their search criteria.