What are the different sections on the Search results page?
We divided the AlltheWeb Search results page into sections, so that it's clear and easy to find what you want. We'll show you the types of results that are relevant to your search, and you'll likely see some or all of the following:
Sponsor Results
Sponsor Results are sites that pay for placement in search results on terms that are relevant to their business. These listings are provided by Overture Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Yahoo!, and appear on AlltheWeb Search results pages.
You'll see Sponsor Results when they're relevant to the specific search terms you used. For example, if you search for "digital cameras," you'll see Sponsor Results for web sites that provide information about or sell digital cameras. The AlltheWeb Search results pages separate Sponsor Results from other results so you can tell them apart. For more information please see Sponsor Results or, if you are interested in participating in this program, please see Overture Advertising.
Web ResultsWeb Results are the most relevant web pages found by Yahoo! Search Technology in response to your search terms. Web Results are generated from the billions of web pages crawled and indexed by Yahoo! Search. The Yahoo! Search index is more than 99% populated through the free web crawl process. Results may also include links to sites that participate in the Content Acquisition Program (CAP). CAP enables content providers to submit web pages and content directly to Yahoo! for review and inclusion within the Yahoo! Search index through the Site MatchTM or Inktomi Search SubmitTM programs. Sites from both of these programs pay to be included in the search engine index, and those participating in Site Match also pay to be reviewed for relevance. Results may also include links to sites that participate in the AlltheWeb Paid For Inclusion program (PFI). Sites from this program also pay to be included in the search engine index and reviewed for relevance. Participation in CAP or PFI has no bearing on placement or ranking in search results.
Note: Inktomi Search SubmitTM is being discontinued in conjunction with the launch of Site MatchTM. The Alltheweb PFI program has also been discontinued. Legacy PFI customers will continue to receive distribution on the historical AlltheWeb network until their subscriptions expire. Search results will include links from the Search Submit program only through April 15, 2004.
