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by CapitalistCartr 6064 days ago
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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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.

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.