With Yahoo purchasing Inktomi, how will this affect LookSmart’s search results?
(DS) LookSmart, Inktomi and Yahoo are discussing our relationship going forward. For now, it’s business as usual, with LookSmart listings being distributed throughout the Inktomi network, and Inktomi providing fall through results on LookSmart.com and on LookSmart’s hosted properties. Question 2 (WR) – A recent email from LookSmart Public Relations staff mentions “The Yahoo! deal makes LookSmart prime for partnership (or the picking!)”. Are LookSmart currently looking for new business partners? Have LookSmart received any take over offers? (DS) LookSmart already partners with more than 100 major portals, search engines and ISPs including MSN, About.com, AltaVista, Netscape, Inktomi, InfoSpace, Cox Communications and Road Runner in the US, MSN in Japan, Australia and the UK, Lycos in Japan and Yahoo in Australia. We are continually in discussion with other portals and search engines in the US and around the world, as we expand our distribution network. Question 3 (WR) – Following the in
