Sent to you by Sean McBride via Google Reader: Do the math. Please. via AltSearchEngines by Charles Knight on 11/30/08 Percentage of U.S. searches among leading search engine providers:
Domain October 2007 October 2008 www.google.com 64.49% 71.70% search.yahoo.com 21.65% 17.74% search.msn.com 7.42%* 5.40%* www.ask.com 4.76% 3.53% The remaining market share for Alt Search Engines 2007 = 1.68%. In 2008 = 1.63% 1) The winner takes it all. How close to 100% do you think Google can get? 2) Google is not necessarily gaining; perhaps Yahoo!, MSN, and Ask.com are imploading. 3) A rising tide lifts all boats. Oh wait, but the tide is receding. Never mind! Source: Hitwise Any comments? Things you can do from here: - Subscribe to AltSearchEngines using Google Reader - Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites
