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Re:The Very Strange Story of the Startup That Says It Made $... by CapitalistCartr on Thursday November 05, 2009 @06:31PM (#925058)
Leapfish can't both compete with Google,and be dependent on Google, which their current model is. If they get "exclusivity to a Google keyword like Viagra, Sales, or Wedding" Google will change to fix that problem. Competing with Google's ownership of keywords on Google's own search engine ain't a reliable business model. Anything that involves outsmarting Google is a weak proposition.
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Re:The Very Strange Story of the Startup That Says It Made $... by asmosoinio on Friday November 06, 2009 @01:55AM (#925604)
I'm pretty sure JacobAldridge was using "owning Google keyword" as an example, and did not mean that you could actually own a Google keyword today by buying it from Leapfish.

You get exclusivity to a Leapfish keyword, and this might be the equal of owning a Google keyword if they go big.

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Re:The Very Strange Story of the Startup That Says It Made $... by JacobAldridge on Sunday November 08, 2009 @08:21PM (#930161)
That's exactly my point. It's a gamble - how likely is it any of the new search-based start-ups will overtake Google? - but it could pay off.
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