It will keep you up to date on important industry developments, policy issues, and other pertinent communications-related news events. It is increasingly likely that at least some of the results a search conducted on one of the Internet's many search engines will be paid advertisements. Companies like Lycoos and Yahoo are feeling increasing pressure to gain revenue from the navigational services they provide.
Some analysts say that the quality of portals have suffered as a result of the drive to turn profit.
Many users are annoyed by the large volume of commercial sites that are generated by their searches. There's an expectation that I'm going to get unbiased information. But that isn't the case. Other companies, according to Bane, are using the Internet in their stores to expand their customer base. Sears, Borders Books, and the Gap are among major chains that have begun to install Internet kiosks in many of their stores.