You are browsing the archives of Search.

Bing has helped Microsoft to modestly increase its search market share by 1 percent in the U.S. according to an analysis for June conducted by measurement firm StatCounter. Microsoft had 8.23 percent market share in June, behind Yahoo at 11.04 percent according to the analysis. Unsurprisingly Google still dominates the U.S. market but has fallen [...]

Microsoft has previewed its new search engine called Bing, formerly known as Kumo and is set to launch it on Wednesday June 3. Microsoft calls Bing a “Decision Engine” that initially will focus on four key vertical areas: making a purchase decision, planning a trip, researching a health condition and finding a local business. Microsoft [...]

Hitwise has released it search engine market share data for the month of March. Google continued to dominate, capturing 72.39 percent of all U.S. searches for the month. Yahoo trailed with 16.36 percent of the search market share, falling 19 percent year-over-year. MSN Search also saw its search share dip 17 percent year-over-year to grab [...]