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.
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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.
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Below is what happened in search today, as reported on
Search Engine Land and from other
places across the web.
From Search Engine Land:

New Yahoo!
Search Weather Report
Yahoo! Search says it’s rolling out a new search update. The note we received
in advance offers the standard language: the company will be "rolling out some
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This […]

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by David Wallace
Session Summary: Need links? Of course you do! In order to rank well and
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Debra O’Neil Mastaler, Owner of
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through the world of links. Find out why search engines rely so heavily […]

by David Wallace
Session Summary: Need links? Of course you do! In order to rank well and
successfully promote your online business, you need an effective link building
program as part of your over-all SEO strategy. Link guru
Debra O’Neil Mastaler, Owner of
Alliance Link walks attendees
through the world of links. Find out why search engines rely so heavily […]

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Last Thursday we posted asking you to take our Search Engine Land audience survey. Thanks to the more than 200 of you who took the time to help us out!
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