>> Third, the search intermediation agreements prevented publishers from using search services of competing search engines. > I have no idea what this means. A

>> Third, the search intermediation agreements prevented publishers from using search services of competing search engines. > I have no idea what this means. Any ideas? This refers to widgets on the search results page. E.g. when you search for flights, you'll see flight quotes right in the result page, with data that comes from travel companies. In this case, travel companies that partner with Google aren't allowed to sell their data for similar widgets in the results page of Google's competitors.