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Google's popularity, vs the other search enginesAs many had expected, comScore and NetRatings just released their Oct. 2006 numbers on Wednesday. Hitwise actually made their numbers public earlier this month. Overall, Google is still at the top, while Yahoo remains strong. According to comScore, Microsoft is continuing to drop, while Ask surpasses AOL's market share.  In the box below are the actual numbers from all of them combined over the past year. Let's make a compare-and-contrast table with the basic figures from each service. These show the estimated market share of the number of searches that happened in the U.S. in Oct. 2006.  For the most part, all the services put Google in the lead, Yahoo second and Microsoft's Windows Live third. Two of the services put Ask over AOL in the fourth place spot. Google actually dropped in July, when people got worried about the company. Observers need not focus on month-to-month slight changes. Instead, Google actually recovered according to comScore, and we have every reason to believe it will continue.  The overall decline observed in Yahoo since the month of July weren't enough to send up any alarm signals. They are within the usual ranges expected. However, Microsoft continues on its steady drop in overall popularity and search share of the segment. It will be interesting to read the figures in the next few months, as Internet Explorer ver. 7 is more broadly deployed and could potentially boost Microsoft Live Search a notch or two.  Well, that's it for this week. Have a pleasant and relaxing weekend, and to our many American readers, have a great Thanksgiving Holiday! I will see you all next Saturday! Serge Thibodeau, Please note that I am available for SEO consultative work or to help you optimize your website for the major search engines. Feel free to contact me for an honest and fair assessment.  All logos, trade marks and service marks on this newsletter are the exclusive property of their respective owners. Note: Although I always try my best to answer each individual question that I receive, there are times when it's just impossible for me to answer every one I get, as the amount of emails sent to me keeps increasing all the time. Also, please note that, for confidentiality reasons, the names of people writing to us are never disclosed. Please send all your questions, comments or general enquiries to: questions@rankforsales.com Subscribe to the free Rank for Sales Weekly Newsletter <<< Previous page Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18  Bookmark the RFS Newsletter by simply clicking here. Search engine industry news corner:  About Rank for $ales Rank for $ales can be reached via email at info@rankforsales.com or you can call from anywhere in the US or Canada, via our toll free number at 1-800-631-3221. Our offices are located near Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Visit our web site at www.rankforsales.com About Serge Thibodeau Pagina+™ is offered by Rank for $ale's parent company: GCIS Inc. Besides serving as editor and CEO of Rank for $ales, Serge Thibodeau currently writes professional search engine optimization articles in some of the following publications:
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