I read an interesting article Internet Search Engines scared of Content Providers - starting all kinds of innovative services to enhance business model.

The BASIC idea here is that if a lot of major content destinations decided to charge the Yahoos and Googles of the world to index their site, then the revenue model of search engines would turn on its head.

Interesting thought, eh? Currently the content providers whole-heartedly welcome search engines. Hey they even go in for the fine art of search engine optimization. Search engines take that data, index it, provide a method of searching it, and monetize these searches through paid listings and ads.

So, the content providers are the basic suppliers to the growing search engine industry. And they don't get paid for their supply! Think about it!