Sponsored Search and Market Efficiency

Sponsored Search and Market Efficiency

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Article ID: iaor20111299a
Volume: 21
Issue: 4
Start Page Number: 760
End Page Number: 772
Publication Date: Dec 2010
Journal: Information Systems Research
Authors: ,
Keywords: internet
Abstract:

Sponsored search is the mechanism whereby advertisers pay a fee to Internet search engines to be displayed alongside organic (nonsponsored) web search results. Based on prior literature, we draw an analogy between these markets and financial markets. We use the analogy as well as the key differences to present a theoretical framework consisting of a set of research questions about the pricing of keywords and design choices available to firms in sponsored search markets. These questions define an agenda for future research in sponsored search markets. They also have practical implications for advertisers and online marketplaces such as search engines and social media sites that support advertising.

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