the PPC Book » AOL Search http://theppcbook.com PPC Blog | Querying for Dollars Fri, 07 Oct 2011 20:11:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 AOL Spills the Beans http://theppcbook.com/2006/08/09/feeling-nosy/ http://theppcbook.com/2006/08/09/feeling-nosy/#comments Wed, 09 Aug 2006 18:32:25 +0000 Jeff Hudson http://theppcbook.com/index.php/2006/08/09/feeling-nosy/ Several sites are popping up recently that are making good use of the AOL data that was recently sprung on the search marketing community. I have to admit I massively underestimated what this really means. I had no idea that the search queries were tied to a user ID! OMG. What an absolute FUBAR by AOL.

 Here are some of the interesting tidbits:

Want to see the referring search keywords for any site?

http://www.askthebrain.com/aol/

Want to see the CTR by position in the AOL serps?

http://www.earnersforum.com/showthread.php?t=3953

 Want to see what that user ID: 20688257 apparently really wants to find a teen hooker?

http://www.aolsearchdatabase.com/

Good lord we’re in for a doosy. Have fun! And don’t forget to send me any URL’s I’ve left out.

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