continued to increase its U.S. search share dominance in October, widening its lead over
.
In October, Google's share of Web searches by people in the U.S. rose to 71.7 percent, up from 71.2 percent in September and 64.5 percent in October of 2007, according to market research company
.
At the same time, Yahoo's share slipped to 17.7 percent, from 18.1 percent a month earlier and 21.7 percent a year ago. Microsoft's share rose slightly in Read the rest of this entry »
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By EDISON D. ONG
"We now have a âhighwayâ to the world! You are no longer confined to selling to your own world," says Eric Hsu, senior manager, Yahoo! Search Marketing, Yahoo! Southeast Asia.
He adds, "Never before has there been a channel that allows you to search for anything in the world. (Internet) Search is the indispensable local and global highway."
Expressing bullishness on the future of Internet search, he reports, "Globally, Read the rest of this entry »
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As a sign of how desperate Microsoft is to draw U.S. Internet users to its Live Search site and away from rival Google, the
company is now offering frequent flyer miles to frequent searchers -- but only if they surf with Internet Explorer: Users
of Firefox, Chrome or Safari are out of luck.
Frequent flyer miles with companies including American Airlines, Delta and US Airways are just some of the perks Microsoft
is offering in a new reward Read the rest of this entry »