Money talks.
Patrick Ahern has witnessed the power of Google--and the difficulties of trying to do business without it.
Top billing in Google search results has become so coveted that one Web hosting company is suing for it.
AltaVista is calling it an isolated mistake by a lone salesman. But some say a recent pitch to buy top placement in search results speaks volumes about the fast-and-loose commercialization of navigation tools.
While most would agree that Google has set the current standard for Web search, some technologists say even better tools are on the horizon thanks to advances in artificial intelligence.
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