Google, Yahoo Clients Defend Advertising Partnership

Google, owner of the most popular Internet search engine, may have some unlikely allies in defending its proposed partnership with Yahoo!: the very advertisers that critics say may be hurt by the deal. The views of advertisers may help determine whether the tie-up between the two biggest Internet ad companies passes US government muster. Google already gets $7 of every $10 spent on sponsored search links in the US, according to researcher IDC
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