SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 20, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Topic: Nielsen Holdings
Nielsen: Google Hits New Search Share High
Another ratings service shows Google hitting an all-time high for search share in the United States. This is according to April 2008 search share stats from Nielsen Online that were released (PDF) today. Last week, Hitwise also reported Google hitting a new record. Microsoft also dips below the 10 percent mark for the first time.
Google & Other Search Engines Dominate Traffic Drivers To Wikipedia
When writing about Powerset this week, I covered how its hopes to gain Wikipedia users was complicated by the fact that Wikipedia itself gets so many people from search, rather than direct navigation. New stats (PDF) from Nielsen Online reaffirm this — four of the five top referring sites to Wikipedia are search engines, with […]
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 US share for March 2008 […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 22, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
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.
Nielsen: Google Continues High But Others Rise In Share
Continuing from previous search stats from Hitwise, Compete, and comScore, Nielsen Online is now out (PDF file) with search engine share figures in the United States for March 2008. Similar to Hitwise and comScore, Google remains at a high but unlike some of the others, Microsoft and Yahoo come off lows.
comScore: New Google High, New Yahoo & Microsoft Lows, Though Both Rise In Raw Searches
Continuing from previous search stats from Hitwise and Compete, comScore is now out with search engine share in the United States for March 2008. Similar to Hitwise, Google hits a new high while Microsoft and Yahoo hit new lows. But in terms of raw searches, Yahoo and Microsoft showed gains.
Hitwise: Google Hits New High; Microsoft & Yahoo New Lows
Last week, Hitwise released the latest statistics for search engine share in the United States for March 2008, showing Google at an all-time high while Microsoft and Yahoo hit all-time lows.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 6, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Pew: Americans Increasingly Shop Online But Still Fear Identity Theft
For the readers of Search Engine Land it might come as a surprise that, while most US adults find online shopping “convenient,” they still don’t like sending personal or credit card information over the internet. Based on a consumer telephone survey, among 2,400 adults (9/07), the Pew Internet Project found a range of contradictory attitudes […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, February 12, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
TV Is Dead: Long Live Distributed Video
Almost since its mainstream introduction in the 1940s and 1950s, television has been the dominant mass medium. Today, television ad revenues in the US are estimated to be between $60 and $70 billion. But the internet, like cable TV and DVRs before it, is shaking up the industry and fundamentally changing consumer behavior. There are […]
Search Year 2007: Search News, In Review
Each month, I compile Search Month — a recap of all the stories that have happened relating to search, categorized by topic. I thought it would be fun to take all the Search Months over the past year and produce this edition of Search Year 2007. It was far more work than I imagined, but […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 31, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
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.
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.
Hitwise Nov. 2007 Search Stats: Google Near All-Time High; Microsoft Hits All-Time Low
With the latest stats from Nielsen and comScore posted earlier today, I continue on with my compilation of the latest search popularity stats, now moving to Hitwise. As with the others, Google is way in the lead for November 2007. But unlike the others, Hitwise has a full year of trending data that can be […]
comScore Nov. 2007: Google Tops Search Share; Yahoo Holds Steady In Number Of Searches
Continuing on from my earlier post about Nielsen Online’s latest search popularity stats, I’m now moving to those from comScore. For November 2007 — as with Nielsen — it’s the same-old, same-old. Google’s on top, followed by Yahoo and Microsoft. But in terms of raw searches, while Google still shows gains, at least Yahoo can […]
Nielsen Online: Nov. 2007 Search Stats See Google On Top
It’s search popularity stats time, now that the figures are in from all the major ratings services. I’m starting off with those from Nielsen Online, the former Nielsen NetRatings. For November 2007, they show the usual picture — Google leading the pack, followed by Yahoo and Microsoft.
Nielsen Seeks To Become Video Copyright Arbiter
Nielsen has partnered with Digimarc to digitally “watermark” or fingerprint video clips from media companies circulating on the Internet. Clips would have a unique ID and specific rules could be assigned to govern their uploading and distribution accordingly, to prevent copyright infringement.
Internet Now The Primary Local Medium
Last week, Judy’s Book joined the list of companies that have tried but stumbled or wiped out in local. The market’s complexity and business model challenges make it tough for most startups to succeed. Yet, paradoxically, consumers have clearly embraced the “local Internet” and are using it with increasing frequency to find local information online. […]
Google Analyst Day Roundup: Search, Ads, Apps, And The Big Dashboard
There are a number of stories this morning recapping aspects of the Google Analyst Day discussions, which were overshadowed to some degree by the Microsoft-Facebook announcement yesterday. While most of it appears to have been a basic overview intended to remind financial analysts and some press about the range of Google’s product offerings and their […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 24, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Local Search Site Judy’s Book To Shut Down
TechCrunch first reported (confirmed on CEO Andy Sack’s blog) that local search site Judy’s Book is shutting down and/or looking for a buyer. After struggling to monetize its traffic, the site shifted its business model to emphasize coupons and local deals. The firm had raised over $10 million in two investment rounds. This follows the […]
Google And Nielsen Partner For TV Ads Demographic Measurement
Google has teamed up with Nielsen to offer demographic data to advertisers in its TV Ads program. Google is currently working with distributors EchoStar and San Francisco Bay Area cable provider Astound. Nielsen demographic data are being combined with “aggregated set-top box data” in the new program to offer the information about audiences. Nielsen extrapolates […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 11, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Survey: Search Now Top Resource For Local Information
Local SEM firm WebVisible and Nielsen last year surveyed U.S. consumers about their local search behavior. There were some very interesting and striking findings. For example, 51% of users were doing category searches for local businesses without a geographic modifier. Today findings from a second wave of that survey were released. The second survey is […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 10, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 27, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Microsoft Introduces New Live Search Index, Adds Features In Effort To Close ‘Relevancy Gap’ And Improve User Experience
Compete and Nielsen show Microsoft gaining search share over the summer, while comScore and Hitwise show the company losing share. Regardless of these numbers, however, Microsoft is confident that the search engine it’s reintroducing tonight in conjunction with its Searchification event will be a substantial improvement of the current version of Live search. Vanessa Fox […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 21, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
As US Economy Weakens, Ad Spend Steady Online But Drops In Traditional Media
MediaPost has two stories today that start to answer a larger question about how the Internet will fare in a weakening economy. For some time people have been speculating that if the economy hits a meaningful downturn or heads into recession, what will happen to the Internet ad spend? The question is now being answered […]
Search And Online As Influential As TV On Moviegoers
In another piece of research that validates the influence of the Internet on offline consumer behavior, MediaPost writes about a Google-Nielsen study of the behavior of 2,000 summer film goers in the U.S. and the Internet’s impact on their decision-making. According to the survey, exposure to promotion on TV remained (by 2 percent) slightly more […]
Search Traffic Influences The New York Times To Drop Subscription Fees
Times to Stop Charging for Parts of Its Web Site from the New York Times says they will stop charging some news content as of midnight. The New York Times started charging $49.95 a year or $7.95 a month for access to columns and to the newspaper’s archives about two years ago. The New York […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 11, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 30, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Nielsen Finds High Audience Retention And Overlap For Search Engines
Nielsen//NetRatings found that in June and July of this year the major search engines enjoyed high user retention but also high audience overlap, suggesting that audiences are actively using two and three engines. Search engines saw the highest user retention of the three categories that Nielsen compared and examined (search, travel, jobs).
SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 14, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Report: More Time Spent With Content, Mild Increase In Search
According to the Nielsen-measured, Online Publishers Association-sponsored Internet Activity Index, Internet users are spending more time with content sites, less time with “communications” and marginally more time with search. According to OPA president Pam Horan’s prepared statement, “The index indicates that, over the last four years, the primary role of the Internet has shifted from […]