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Yahoo Search Bing-ified
Microsoft won’t fully power Yahoo’s search until 2012, but the algorithmic transition that will prepare the way has begun in earnest. In a few days, Microsoft’s Bing back end will begin handling some Yahoo search results, and by the end of the week Yahoo users in the U.S. and Canada should start seeing a “Powered by Bing” bug at the bottom of their search results pages.
May Search Metrics: Google Losing Share or Gaining It? All Depends on How You Look at the Data
Getting an accurate read on the tides of search market share these days is no easy feat given the interface changes being rolled out by the major players. Consider comScore’s May search market report, which shows Yahoo and Microsoft’s Bing gaining share, ostensibly at Google’s expense.
Bing Keeps Banging the Drum. Is Anyone Listening?
We are approaching Bing’s one-year anniversary. In that time, Microsoft’s search engine has failed to put a dent in Google. So maybe it’s time for a new ad campaign.
Bing Hot on Yahoo’s Heels
Nielsen published its February search market metrics this week and it’s more good news for Microsoft. The company’s new Bing search engine saw its market share jump to 12.5 percent from 10.9 percent in January. That puts it within two percentage points of Yahoo.
Bing Is Not Google, but It Might Be Yahoo in a Year or Two
Microsoft’s Bing is steadily capturing more of the Web search market, siphoning users away from market leader Google, as well as from its new partner, Yahoo. According to comScore’s January 2010 core search volume and market share data for the U.S.–as reported by J.P. Morgan’s Imran Khan, Bing’s share of the search market rose to 11.3 percent from 10.7 percent in December.
China to Google: No Worries, We Were Planning to Clone Those Android Phones Anyway
Google’s newfound morality in China may cost it dearly, and not just in the search market but in the mobile services sector as well. This morning, the company said it is delaying the release of two Android superphones that were to debut on China Unicom this week.
U.S. State Department to Complain to China About Google Hack. Not That China’s Going to Listen.
The Google-China debacle has finally spilled over into Sino-American relations. The U.S. State Department said today that it plans to demand a Chinese government investigation into the cyberattacks on Google’s computers, which the company claims originated in China.
November Search Stats: Google’s Not the Competition, It’s the Environment in Which You Compete
November search metrics are beginning to roll in and they’re pretty much what you’d expect. According to Experian Hitwise, Google’s already massive share of the U.S. search market rose, while Microsoft and Yahoo’s declined.
Ask.com? Give It to Microsoft; He'll Eat Anything.
If Barry Diller is looking for somewhere to unload IAC’s Ask.com search engine, he’d be wise to consider Microsoft–if he doesn’t have that in mind already. Analysts reflecting on Diller’s recent remarks about Ask’s “speculative future” say Microsoft is the most likely buyer if IAC is truly serious about dumping the little search engine that couldn’t.
Ask.com? Give It to Microsoft; He’ll Eat Anything.
If Barry Diller is looking for somewhere to unload IAC’s Ask.com search engine, he’d be wise to consider Microsoft–if he doesn’t have that in mind already. Analysts reflecting on Diller’s recent remarks about Ask’s “speculative future” say Microsoft is the most likely buyer if IAC is truly serious about dumping the little search engine that couldn’t.