Amazon Dials Up Ad Listings In Search Results

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On the first day, Amazon said "let there be books"; and there were books. On the third day, Amazon said "let there be cloud computing platforms"; and there were cloud computing platforms. On the fifth day, Amazon said "let there be same-day delivery groceries"; and there were store-to-door Whole Foods deliveries.

And now, on the seventh day, Amazon says "let there be ads"; and there are ads. In its latest push to dominate yet another sector of the internet economy, Amazon has ratcheted up the ad listings on its search results—in many cases, doubling the previous amount of promoted products. And so now there are ads. Lots and lots and lots of ads.

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Source Fool.com