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Apr. 23, 2008 at 12:05pm by Danny Sullivan
Microsoft Dips In Compete's Revised March 08 Search Figures
When I did my Ratings Service Faceoff: Search Share Compared, June 2007 To March 2008 post last week, I noted that Microsoft had an odd increase according to Compete for March 2008. The company now says this was due to Live Search Club traffic that it shouldn't have counted. Microsoft's...
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Apr. 21, 2008 at 8:52pm by Danny Sullivan
Ratings Service Faceoff: Search Share Compared, June 2007 To March 2008
I've now compiled the latest search popularity stats from Hitwise, Compete, comScore, and Nielsen Online. That means it's time to put them all together once again, to see what a "panel" of ratings services agree on -- and don't agree on -- in terms of search engine popularity....
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Apr. 15, 2008 at 3:12pm by Danny Sullivan
Compete: Microsoft Gains Share; Google Hits New High In Raw Searches
Having covered Hitwise stats yesterday, today I move on to the latest stats from Compete on search engine share in the United States for March 2008. Unlike Hitwise, they show Google taking a very slight dip last month, with Microsoft getting a slight rise. But while Google's percentage share...
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Mar. 3, 2008 at 10:51am by Barry Schwartz
Compete Sold For $75 Million To Taylor Nelson Sofres
Andrew Girdwood notes that Compete.com was purchased by Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS) for $75 million. TNS's release reports that Compete.com's 2007 revenue was "$14.9 million, over 50 per cent higher than in the previous year." TNS will pay in deferred cash payments throughout now and 2010, up to a maximum...
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Dec. 28, 2007 at 5:35pm by Danny Sullivan
Comparing Search Popularity Ratings Services: June To Nov. 2007
I've now compiled the latest search popularity stats from Nielsen, comScore, Hitwise, and Compete. That means it's time to put them all together, to see what a "panel" of ratings services agree on -- and don't agree on -- in terms of search engine popularity....
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Dec. 28, 2007 at 4:41pm by Danny Sullivan
Compete Nov. 2007 Search Stats: Google Hits High; Microsoft Steady & Yahoo Declining
Nearly done with today's search popularity stats review. Previously, I've covered the latest stats from Nielsen, comScore, and Hitwise. Now it's time for Compete. Like the others, it puts Google tops. Unlike the others, it's far more positive about Microsoft's share and negative about Yahoo....
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Nov. 9, 2007 at 10:18am by Greg Sterling
Power Searchers Driving Most Of The Query Volume At Google, Yahoo, MSN
This Compete blog post argues that most of the search query volume at the major search engines is driven by a relatively small number of search engine users: power searchers. According to Compete, "[T]he top 1% of searchers performs a full 13% of all searches in a given month." Breaking...
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Jul. 10, 2007 at 10:56am by Danny Sullivan
Compete: Microsoft Gaining Searches; Live Search Club Giveaway Working?
Compete is out with its latest search marketshare report for June 2007, showing that MSN/Windows Live Search has posted a dramatic rise since last month. This appears to be do to the Live Search Club promotion that's going on. Below, a look at the trend, a history of how giveaways...
