Google is DEAD?

[jpbutatz]

Everyone has valid points, an no not everyone uses google. However those who do, are very loyal. Remember, Yahoo & MSN and others are changing because of the success of Google. So they must see google as a big threat, so they must be doing something right? Therefore, My money is with Google!

Do you here that Bill!!

If your worried, you should be!

Dabro!

[Rajeev Ranjan Singh]

hello

ya its a little bit of concern for all the SEO. because things are changing really fast. Google needs to do something .............


thanks

[johnmcm]

Yahoo have been great followers and the rest just try to keep up.

Google have stood firm on a few major areas that has proven their efforts to stay independant.

Yahoo on the other hand are the dog that's being wagged by every tail they hear.

I have a client http://www.rxma.com who tried recently to list with overture.

Seems that Yahoo/Overture need them to pay $200 to an affiliate of there's to be approved as an internet pharmacy. Yahoo are trying to make business decissions over corporate internet boarders. Or their being paid off by the drug companies. Or both.

They're exploiting every opportunity on the planet and they try to tell others that they need their permission to do the same. HELLO!!

Google is here to stay. Unless one of you geniuses out there get started on creating the next best thing. Remember Google was just such a company not so long ago. Seems like about 20 years in dog years.

http://www.whitelightweb.com "The next big thing"

[Mel]

I applaud Yahoo for insisting that they will only accept orders from online pharmacies who meet minimal standards. Its high time someone took it upon themselves to police the sale of drugs by uncertified individuals and companies.

In the real world, if you try selling prescription drugs without a license you are subject to legal and finacial penalties.

Why should it be any different for online pharmacies???

Why should the fact that they built a website and can afford to pay $15 per month hosting fees exempt them from the regulations designed to insure that only trained and responsible individuals can sell prescription drugs??

[johnmcm]

I am talking about registered pharmasists. I agree that we can't let none pharmasists sell prescription drugs but when you charge registered pharmasists $200 to get listed that's exploitation.

Wake up!

[braknews]

Originally Posted by jpbutatz

no not everyone uses google. However those who do, are very loyal. Remember, Yahoo & MSN and others are changing because of the success of Google.

You make a valid point about not everyone uses Google. In my opinion everyone's SEO stratergy must include (at least) Yahoo (search & directory), MSN Search, AOL Search, DMOZ, & Lycos.

[Mel]

Originally Posted by johnmcm

I am talking about registered pharmasists. I agree that we can't let none pharmasists sell prescription drugs but when you charge registered pharmasists $200 to get listed that's exploitation.

Wake up!

The issue here John is not whether the company employs a licensed pharmacist or not as pharmacists only have the authority to sell prescribed drugs on the basis of a doctors prescription.

Many (most?) online pharmacies will sell anything to anybody anytime so long as they get paid, thus defeating the laws regulating the sale of drugs.

You might want to look into what is required by Yahoo to become registered as an online seller of drugs, instead of just being unhappy that Yahoo will not allow companies to use thier facilities to allow individuals to circumvent the drug laws.

[johnmcm]

I have looked into it Mel and found that Yahoo requires me to put a disclaimer at the bottom of my clients site that says it's illegal to buy prescription drugs from Canada. Rxma is a Doctor group who cares about patient's well being.

What has that to do with checking the credibility of medication suppliers.

I think it's obvious that it has nothing to do with making sure the right companies ship the medications, but more a case of, let's grab another handful of cash from these suckers.

Patient care has little if nothing to do with this.

FDA are the puppet master here I think.

Maybe everyone should consider the patient's well being in this one like so many senetors have already done who are lobbying against this kind of manipulation.

Just one small point here "the drug companies donated 45 million to the the Bush campaign". Hummmm

To get listed on Yahoo we would also have to remove this CBSNews story. Helloooo!

[Mel]

Patient care has everthing to do with it.

While your site may be very ethical, IMO about 90% of all online pharmacies will sell anyone anything at any time so long as there is money to pay for it, and for the very few who do want a prescription most will issue your prescription online without ever even seeing the patient. This is dangerous and illegal.

If it is also illegal to import drugs from Canada is that something you want to do?

[johnmcm]

Mel I must confess I do sometimes wonder if it's right to be in a business that the government has ruled on "right or wrong". We can sometimes get on a sandbox thinking we are in some way defending the right of those less fortunate.

However personal gain is usually are real motive.

I conceed that by making it work for the minority may indeed create a bigger problem than we had before.

Kinda like saying "What's wrong with sending out emails to a few thousand people. Some people may want what your selling";)