2009: 57%, 2010 (9 months): 71%
Das Kaufen von Traffic ist ja an sich nichts ungewöhnliches für einen kleineren Anbieter. Wenn man den Leuten zusieht, wie sie irgendwas im Internet aufrufen, wird man oft sehen, dass viele bei wirklich allem und jedem erstmal Google aufrufen, selbst wenn sie die Adresse sogar kennen. Diese Bequemlichkeit spielt Google ohne Anstrengung Miliarden in die Taschen.
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"A significant portion of the traffic to our Local.com website is acquired from other search engines, mainly google.com, the loss of the ability to acquire traffic could have a material and adverse effect on our financial results.
We advertise on other search engine websites, primarily google.com, but also yahoo.com, msn.com and ask.com, by bidding on certain keywords we believe will drive traffic to our Local.com website. During the year ended December 31, 2009 and the nine months ended September 30, 2010, approximately 57% and 71%, respectively, of the traffic on our Local.com website and LSN partner websites was acquired through search engine marketing campaigns on other search engine websites. During the year ended December 31, 2009 and the nine months ended September 30, 2010, advertising costs to drive consumers to our Local.com website were $25.9 million and $22.9 million, respectively, of which $17.9 million and $17.0 million, respectively, was paid to Google Inc. If we are unable to advertise on these websites, or the cost to advertise on these websites increases, our financial results will suffer."