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Top keyword terms companies are buying
Its a pretty interesting list that shows the top 3 keywords that are bought by some major companies.
Here is a sample of that list:
eBay – myspace, ebay, maps
NexTag.com – dell, airlines, ipod
Vonage – verizon+dsl, at&t, sprint
Time Warner – mapquest, dictionary, maps
Amazon.com – books, haunted+lighthouses, log+splitters
Microsoft – hotmail, mortgage+calculator, movies
