Seventy percent of U.S. searches in June were done on Google Inc.'s search engine, according to Web measurement figures from market research company Hitwise Pty. Ltd. .
In the four weeks ending June 28, Google accounted for 69.17% of all U.S. searches, up from 63.92%, or 8%, from the same period a year ago, according to Hitwise.
But Google's gain led to lower numbers for other search companies. Yahoo Inc. received 19.62% of U.S. searches in June, down from 21.31% last year, while MSN Search received 5.46%, down from 9.85% in June 2007.
Ask.com , on the other hand, had better news, collecting 4.17% of searches, up from 3.42% a year ago, according to Hitwise.............
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In the four weeks ending June 28, Google accounted for 69.17% of all U.S. searches, up from 63.92%, or 8%, from the same period a year ago, according to Hitwise.
But Google's gain led to lower numbers for other search companies. Yahoo Inc. received 19.62% of U.S. searches in June, down from 21.31% last year, while MSN Search received 5.46%, down from 9.85% in June 2007.
Ask.com , on the other hand, had better news, collecting 4.17% of searches, up from 3.42% a year ago, according to Hitwise.............
More: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/148649/google_gets_70_of_us_searches.html
