Why is Google blocking shopping results in the US for vitamins? 3 points by millzlane 13y ago ↗ HN Goto Google.Search for Vitamins.Click on the shopping results.Zero results.
[–] cr1t1calh1t 13y ago ↗ Google Shopping has moved to a paid inclusion model, and it looks like no one in the vitamin sector has paid...Here's Google's May 31st announcement on the change: http://googlecommerce.blogspot.com/2012/05/building-better-s...
[–] shiftpgdn 13y ago ↗ Huge opportunity here for somebody to jump in and make giant piles of money through an affiliate network. Outside of membership programs vitamins and "health" goods have crazy affiliate payouts.
[–] dglassan 13y ago ↗ Didn't google lose a huge lawsuit about something to do with online pharmacies not too long ago? My guess is it's something to do with that.
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[ 2.1 ms ] story [ 32.8 ms ] threadHere's Google's May 31st announcement on the change: http://googlecommerce.blogspot.com/2012/05/building-better-s...