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From the that-didn’t-take-too-long-department:

Google, the Web search engine which attracted a loyal following in part because its simple Web site is uncluttered by obtrusive graphical banner ads, has now decided to sell the sort of ads it once scorned. The graphic ads will not appear on Google.com for now … Tim Armstrong, Google’s vice president for advertising sales, said that in some cases bids might rise if advertisers got better results from graphic ads … “We have no plans to show images on Google.com,” said Mr. Armstrong, “but we are not opposed to it.”

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