Entries from Search Engine Roundtable tagged with 'hitwise'

Happy Holiday '08 From The Search Engine Industry

I just wanted to wish everyone a warm and happy holidays! Every year I try to echo the same message about our industry. From the search engines, the search marketing firms and the search community, this industry is truly a...

Google's Search Shares Increase Upwards in October

According to Nielsen as reported by CNET and according to comScore as reported by BusinessWeek, Google search shares went up for the month of October. Nielsen reports that Google's search went up 8.1 percent (to a total of 61.2 percent)....

Yahoo Gains Search Share, According to comScore

Bloomberg reports that Yahoo has gained search share in September 2008 while Microsoft has lost some of its share. Yahoo had about 20.2 percent of queries in September, up from 19.6 percent in August, Reston, Virginia-based ComScore said today in...

Google Search Share Exceeds 70%, According to Hitwise

Just a few days ago, Hitwise reported that Google's search share has exceeded 70%, accounting for 70.77% of all US searches. In an article from CNet, Google still emphasizes that the company is not a monopoly. While Google is the...

Do You Search in the Singular or the Plural?

A Hitwise post digs into the behavior of searchers and sees whether they prefer searching in the singular or plural. Using the term "laptop" versus "laptops," it is clear that "laptops" is the winner in search. When investigating nine other...

Is Google Search More Profitable for Google AdSense?

A WebmasterWorld thread takes the findings from a recent Hitwise report saying that Yahoo draws a younger crowd than Google. The member suspects that this could mean that Google is more profitable for AdSense publishers. Most don't find this report...

Google Search Shares Up to 66% for December

According to Hitwise, Google is up to 66% for its search shares (65.98%) from 65.10% in November. Yahoo had 20.88% of the search share, whereas Microsoft had 7.04% and Ask had 4.14%. What do forum members say? Of course, no...

Hitwise: Google Dominated Search in October

Hitwise, a competitive intelligence service, has released its October 2007 numbers, indicating that Google dominated the search landscape that month with over 64% of searches performed. Yahoo, MSN, and Ask followed, with numbers at 21.65%, 7.42%, and 4.76%, respectively. Is...

Google Claims Majority of US Searches in August 2007

A DigitalPoint Forums thread refers to last week's Hitwise Press Release that states that Google has received 64% of US searches for the month of August. Danny Sullivan also reported with these findings at Search Engine Land and followed with...

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