I use Google as my home page on my computer. I was pleasantly surprised to see that today is their 9th birthday. For those of us who count on the Internet for a living, Google has been important part of our success. I started my first Internet based business in January of 1999. At the time the big players were Yahoo, Alta Vista and LookSmart. Interesting how things have changed. Happy Birthday Google!
Google, Yahoo and Bing June 2010 market share was just announced by Comscore.com this week. According to them, “Google Sites led the U.S. core search market in June with 62.6 percent of the searches conducted, followed by Yahoo! Sites (up 0.6 percentage points to 18.9 percent), and Microsoft Sites (up 0.6 percentage points to 12.7 [...]
According to the LA Times, “Irvine-based Internet search engine Local.com Corp. said Thursday that it had acquired Octane360, a Los Angeles technology start-up that specializes in online marketing for small businesses and Web domain owners. Local.com said it paid $5 million in cash and stock for Octane360, with up to $5.9 million in additional cash [...]