Google Dominates Search in 2007
According to Hitwise, in December of 2006 Google handled nearly half the volume of all searches executed by U.S. Internet users. In January 2007, this proportion increased to 63.1%, with Yahoo losing the most market share. Based on JP Morgan 2007 estimates, Google revenues amounted to approximately $8.6 billion. Advertising on the world’s largest search engine is as lucrative as oil these days.
Source: Fast Company
Since search hit the mainstream in 1994, users have been fickle, hopping from one search engine to another, leaving some to die by the wayside. Ask.com is a mere blip in the timeline.
Source: Fast Company
Ever heard of Northern Light and AllTheWeb?
Of all the search engines who have shared in the limelight, Google, by far, has held reign the longest. And yet, according to Jimmy “Jimbo” Wales, founder of Wikipedia, Google still produces too much “spam and useless crap”.
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