IT Facts for Search engines
May 17, 2008 @ May 17, 08 | 6:14 am
· Department: Internet usage, Search engines
| Rank |
Search Engine |
Volume |
| 1. |
www.google.com |
67.90% |
| 2. |
search.yahoo.com |
20.28% |
| 3. |
search.msn.com |
4.52% |
| 4. |
www.ask.com |
4.17% |
| Source: Hitwise |
May 15, 2008 @ May 15, 08 | 10:16 am
· Department: Search engines
| Rank |
Search Term |
Volume |
| 1. |
toyota |
2.22% |
| 2. |
honda |
2.00% |
| 3. |
nissan |
1.33% |
| 4. |
ford |
1.09% |
| 5. |
honda motorcycles |
1.00% |
| 6. |
harley davidson |
0.92% |
| 7. |
dodge |
0.88% |
| 8. |
suzuki |
0.80% |
| 9. |
hyundai |
0.77% |
| 10. |
yamaha motorcycles |
0.71% |
| Source: Hitwise |
May 5, 2008 @ May 05, 08 | 6:03 am
· Department: Search engines
| Rank |
Search Engine |
Volume |
| 1. |
www.google.com |
67.25% |
| 2. |
search.yahoo.com |
20.29% |
| 3. |
search.msn.com |
4.88% |
| 4. |
www.ask.com |
4.09% |
| Source: Hitwise |
May 3, 2008 @ May 03, 08 | 2:11 pm
· Department: Advertising, Search engines, WWW
| Consumer Activity |
2007 |
2008 |
Point Change |
| Visit a web site specified in the ad |
29% |
26% |
-3 |
| Use search engine to find a website for the company |
14% |
22% |
8 |
| Visit the company website to find the name/phone number of a local agent |
16% |
20% |
4 |
| Call a toll free number in the ad |
13% |
9% |
-4 |
| Not sure |
15% |
9% |
-6 |
| Look online at a site other than the company website for name/phone number of a local agent |
8% |
8% |
0 |
| Look offline for the name/phone number of the local agent |
6% |
7% |
1 |
| Source: comScore |
May 3, 2008 @ May 03, 08 | 6:09 am
· Department: Search engines
| Rank |
Search Term |
Volume |
| 1. |
pregnant man |
0.02% |
| 2. |
carmen winstead |
0.02% |
| 3. |
signs of cheating |
0.01% |
| 4. |
jamie lynn spears |
0.01% |
| 5. |
miss bimbo |
0.01% |
| 6. |
danica patrick sports illustrated swimsuit |
0.01% |
| 7. |
celebrity apprentice |
0.01% |
| 8. |
emilio navaira |
0.01% |
| 9. |
corinne bailey rae |
0.01% |
| 10. |
pamela anderson |
0.01% |
| Source: Hitwise |
May 2, 2008 @ May 02, 08 | 2:14 pm
· Department: Search engines
| Search Term |
Queries, 000 |
| Pregnancy |
8,841 |
| Cancer |
7,718 |
| Flu |
1,824 |
| Depression |
1,807 |
| Diabetes |
1,758 |
| Addiction |
1,407 |
| Herpes |
1,340 |
| HIV |
976 |
| Anxiety |
910 |
| Stroke |
872 |
| HPV |
861 |
| Bipolar |
861 |
| Cholesterol |
816 |
| Headache |
763 |
| Menopause |
667 |
| Hepatitis |
614 |
| Arthritis |
600 |
| ADHD |
573 |
| Asthma |
569 |
| Fibromyalgia |
551 |
| Source:comScore |
May 2, 2008 @ May 02, 08 | 6:07 am
· Department: Search engines
| Rank |
Search Term |
Volume |
| 1. |
match.com |
4.20% |
| 2. |
plentyoffish |
3.49% |
| 3. |
singlesnet.com |
2.50% |
| 4. |
singlesnet |
2.06% |
| 5. |
plenty of fish |
1.89% |
| 6. |
plentyoffish.com |
1.74% |
| 7. |
yahoo personals |
1.63% |
| 8. |
eharmony |
1.46% |
| 9. |
datehookup.com |
1.02% |
| 10. |
match |
0.93% |
| Source: Hitwise |
May 1, 2008 @ May 01, 08 | 2:15 pm
· Department: Search engines, WWW
| Brand Name |
Queries, 000 |
| Chantix |
507 |
| Adderall |
469 |
| Viagra |
348 |
| Ambien |
334 |
| Lexapro |
274 |
| Effexor |
264 |
| Cymbalta |
235 |
| Lyrica |
233 |
| Seroquel |
198 |
| Lipitor |
181 |
| Prozac |
174 |
| Cialis |
120 |
| Paxil |
119 |
| Crestor |
119 |
| Singulair |
114 |
| Source: comScore |
May 1, 2008 @ May 01, 08 | 6:08 am
· Department: Search engines
| Rank |
Search Term |
Volume |
| 1. |
hollister |
1.93% |
| 2. |
old navy |
1.63% |
| 3. |
victoria secret |
1.08% |
| 4. |
victoria’s secret |
0.98% |
| 5. |
aeropostale |
0.81% |
| 6. |
abercrombie |
0.76% |
| 7. |
gap |
0.74% |
| 8. |
coach |
0.69% |
| 9. |
american eagle |
0.68% |
| 10. |
forever 21 |
0.66% |
| Source: Hitwise |
April 30, 2008 @ Apr 30, 08 | 8:59 pm
· Department: Search engines
| Provider |
Searches
(000) |
YOY
Growth |
Share of
Searches |
| 1. Google Search |
4,791,057 |
25.5% |
58.7% |
| 2. Yahoo! Search |
1,480,690 |
-4.5% |
18.1% |
| 3. MSN Search |
979,761 |
36.6% |
12.0% |
| 4. AOL Search |
334,376 |
-19.4% |
4.1% |
| 5. Ask.com Search |
199,305 |
52.4% |
2.4% |
| 6. My Web Search |
70,194 |
-5.4% |
0.9% |
| 7. Comcast Search |
44,227 |
32.4% |
0.5% |
| 8. NexTag Search |
29,400 |
58.4% |
0.4% |
| 9. AT&T Worldnet Search |
25,302 |
130.5% |
0.3% |
| 10. Dogpile.com Search |
19,321 |
-32.9% |
0.2% |
| Source: Netrating |
April 30, 2008 @ Apr 30, 08 | 5:54 am
· Department: Search engines
| Rank |
Search Term |
Volume |
| 1. |
food network |
0.85% |
| 2. |
recipes |
0.69% |
| 3. |
pizza hut |
0.57% |
| 4. |
foodnetwork.com |
0.39% |
| 5. |
www.foodnetwork.com |
0.22% |
| 6. |
papa johns |
0.22% |
| 7. |
pepsistuff.com |
0.21% |
| 8. |
foodnetwork |
0.20% |
| 9. |
applebees |
0.19% |
| 10. |
starbucks |
0.17% |
| Source: Hitwise |
April 29, 2008 @ Apr 29, 08 | 6:17 am
· Department: Search engines
| Rank |
Search Term |
Volume |
| 1. |
Myspace |
0.71% |
| 2. |
Ebay |
0.39% |
| 3. |
myspace.com |
0.32% |
| 4. |
Craigslist |
0.29% |
| 5. |
Youtube |
0.20% |
| 6. |
Mapquest |
0.16% |
| 7. |
Yahoo |
0.15% |
| 8. |
www.myspace.com |
0.15% |
| 9. |
Facebook |
0.09% |
| 10. |
my space |
0.09% |
| Source: Hitwise |
April 28, 2008 @ Apr 28, 08 | 6:20 am
· Department: Search engines
| Rank |
Search Term |
Volume |
| 1. |
Toyota |
2.07% |
| 2. |
Honda |
1.92% |
| 3. |
Nissan |
1.42% |
| 4. |
Ford |
1.07% |
| 5. |
harley davidson |
0.88% |
| 6. |
Chevrolet |
0.86% |
| 7. |
Dodge |
0.85% |
| 8. |
honda motorcycles |
0.84% |
| 9. |
Hyundai |
0.78% |
| 10. |
Suzuki |
0.78% |
| Source: Hitwise |
April 27, 2008 @ Apr 27, 08 | 10:21 pm
· Department: Search engines
| Rank |
Search Term |
Volume |
| 1. |
southwest airlines |
6.95% |
| 2. |
american airlines |
3.85% |
| 3. |
delta airlines |
2.83% |
| 4. |
united airlines |
2.62% |
| 5. |
continental airlines |
2.59% |
| 6. |
northwest airlines |
1.94% |
| 7. |
Southwest |
1.85% |
| 8. |
us airways |
1.84% |
| 9. |
Delta |
1.58% |
| 10. |
jet blue |
1.35% |
| Source: Hitwise |
April 27, 2008 @ Apr 27, 08 | 10:03 pm
· Department: Search engines
| Core Search Entity |
Feb-08 |
Mar-08 |
Growth, MTM |
| Total Core Search |
100.0% |
100.0% |
0.0 |
| Google Sites |
59.2% |
59.8% |
0.6 |
| Yahoo! Sites |
21.6% |
21.3% |
-0.3 |
| Microsoft Sites |
9.6% |
9.4% |
-0.2 |
| AOL |
4.9% |
4.8% |
-0.1 |
| Ask Network |
4.6% |
4.7% |
0.1 |
| Source: comScore |
April 25, 2008 @ Apr 25, 08 | 3:54 am
· Department: Advertising, Search engines
In 2007 search ads grew by 39% in United Kingdom, in line with overall growth, to £1.6 bln ($3.14 bln) (£1.2 bln ($2.35 bln) in 2006), according to Internet Advertising Bureau.Search market share remained largely the same at 57.6% (57.8% in 2006). Classified advertising grew 54% year-on-year and was worth £585.3 mln ($1, 15 bln) in 2007, as consumers and marketers recognized online’s exceptional reach, flexibility and immediacy.
April 24, 2008 @ Apr 24, 08 | 4:13 am
· Department: Search engines
| Expanded Search Entity |
February 2008 |
March 2008 |
Growth, MTM |
| Total Expanded Search |
13,806 |
15,088 |
9% |
| Google Sites |
7,390 |
8,267 |
12% |
| Google |
5,917 |
6,531 |
10% |
| YouTube/All Other |
1,473 |
1,736 |
18% |
| Yahoo! Sites |
2,262 |
2,391 |
6% |
| Yahoo! |
2,234 |
2,359 |
6% |
| All Other |
28 |
32 |
14% |
| Microsoft Sites |
984 |
1,054 |
7% |
| MSN-Windows Live |
952 |
1,019 |
7% |
| Microsoft/All Other |
32 |
35 |
9% |
| AOL LLC |
864 |
891 |
3% |
| AOL |
493 |
527 |
7% |
| MapQuest/All Other |
371 |
364 |
-2% |
| Ask Network |
452 |
506 |
12% |
| Ask.com |
283 |
316 |
12% |
| MyWebSearch.com |
169 |
190 |
12% |
| eBay |
480 |
474 |
-1% |
| Fox Interactive Media |
337 |
377 |
12% |
| MySpace |
330 |
368 |
12% |
| All Other |
7 |
9 |
29% |
| Craigslist.org |
239 |
277 |
16% |
| Amazon Sites |
139 |
149 |
7% |
| Facebook.com |
103 |
107 |
4% |
| Source: comScore |
April 15, 2008 @ Apr 15, 08 | 8:26 pm
· Department: Search engines, WWW
The Yellow Pages Association announced that 2007 Yellow Pages usage grew to 17.2 bln searches in 2007, up from 16.7 bln in 2006. Print usage remained stable with 13.4 bln print Yellow Pages references, unchanged from 2006, according to the 2007 Knowledge Networks/SRI (KN/SRI) Industry Usage Study, while comScore reports Internet Yellow Pages (IYP) searches increased 15% in 2007 to 3.8 bln, up from 2006’s 3.3 bln IYP searches. Approximately 87% of the US population used the print Yellow Pages in 2007. Average number of monthly IYP searchers up 16%: 73 mln IYP searchers per month in 2007, compared to 63.1 mln IYP searchers per month in 2006. Of the 144 mln people performing local searches online in December 2007, over half (51%) used IYPs.