links for 2006-12-25
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Google’s been putting “tips” above search results that point to other Google services, like Blogger. Google used to “buy” ads in its own search engine, using internal ad budgets to “pay” itself, so at least it sorta competed with other companies, and the
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Nielsen’s numbers now show Google doubling the market share of Yahoo, while Yahoo and Live are falling and AOL and Ask are charging hard.
December 25th, 2006 at 5:08 am
[…] Original post by Nathan Weinberg and software by Elliott Back Google passes Yahoo as second-most visited Web site (Deseret Morning News)Google Inc. displaced Yahoo! Inc. as the world’s second-most visited Web site in November and closed in on leader Microsoft Corp., a market researcher said Friday.Research from Nielsen//NetRatings, Adviva and Harvest Digital into the online travel habits of UK consumers (e-Consultancy)20 December, 2006 Research from Nielsen//NetRatings, Adviva and Harvest Digital into the online travel habits of UK consumers • 55% of internet users book holidays online – only 7% of internet users book on the high street • Two thirds of internet users take two or more holidays a year • Silver…Google introduces search on cellphones (Independent Online)Google and the main telecom operator in Taiwan will introduce a search tool in cellphones early next year.Merrill Lynch Sees Possibility Of AOL-Yahoo Tie-Up (InformationWeek)Merrill Lynch analyst Jessica Reif Cohen said Friday AOL and Yahoo Inc. could be open to a tie-up in 2007, spurred by AOL’s falling market share in Internet search and Yahoo’s lag behind Google Inc.Google’s Blogger Adds Privacy Options (Lompoc Record)NEW YORK - Google Inc. has released a new version of its Blogger service, adding privacy settings that restrict readership to a predetermined audience. […]