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New data from web analytics company CNZZ suggests that Google (NASQAQ:GOOG) is now in third place in China in terms of search engine traffic - pushed down by the rise of Sohu’s (NASDAQ:SOHU) Sogou.com. But a note of caution: analytical methods can vary greatly, and CNZZ’s numbers have always been greater for the smaller search engine rivals than the stats from, say, Enfodesk, that we’ve used in the past. Here’s the most recent data for November, in terms of traffic: Nonetheless, if anyone was going to steal Google’s tenuous second position in ...
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Oct 5 2011
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Baidu International Launches, Aimed at Global Brands
Baidu, in partnership with China Search International, is launching 'Baidu International' ad platform today, which it touts as a service "to help advertisers globally launch, manage and optimize on Baidu." Now, before you dismiss this news, think about what it represents. It is an opportunity for the world to throw ads at China’s 500-million-strong internet users. And like it or not, Baidu is one of the best channels to reach Chinese netizens as it controls a whopping 83 percent of the Chinese search market. The launch is essentially a partnership roll-out between ...
Jul 4 2011
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It’s a Deal: Baidu to Get English Search Results From Bing
Finally it’s official. Both Baidu and Microsoft China have confirmed it: Baidu’s partnership with Microsoft’s Bing for English-language searches on Baidu.com is a done deal - after several months of rumors. With this partnership Baidu Search will show English search results based on Bing’s algorithms. It gives Baidu better quality search results, whilst also raising the profile of Bing in China. Although confirmed this afternoon, the Baidu-Bing tie-up is not yet in action. Speaking to Penn-Olson, Baidu’s Director of International Communications, Kaiser Kuo, said that the service will go live “in a ...
Jun 28 2011
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Baidu Pushes ‘Box Computing’ for Smarter, Interactive Web Searches [REVIEW]
Baidu is pushing to make its search results box smarter, more relevant, and more alive - that's why numerous popular searches in the Baidu search bar can bring up an interactive frame that could, among other things, play music (pictured above) or games, post to a microblog, let you check currency conversions, or download a popular app with just one click. Google and Bing haven't ventured so far as Baidu into smart or semantic content results from the search box. Sure, Google's updated mobile page is impressive - using your geolocation ...
May 15 2011
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Baidu and Microsoft Partnership [UPDATED]
Update: No confirmation, I apologize to Baidu on miscommunication. More announcement later. Yesterday, rumors were spreading across the web that Baidu and Microsoft would be partnering together in China. Today, we received a confirmation email from Baidu acknowledging that a partnership between the two is at finalization stage. "We'll be making an announcement soon about this," said Kaiser Kuo, spokesperson at Baidu. Details of the partnership will be announced within the next couple of days but speculators are already saying that Baidu might leverage on Microsoft Bing's English search, a problem that Baidu ...
Oct 22 2009
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Microsoft Bing’s Twitter and Facebook Social Search [Updated: Google Now In]
According to All Things Digital (WSJ), Facebook and Twitter have both agreed to allow users' status updates to be searchable on Bing's search engine. Congratulations to our favorite social networking giants for another opportunity to push up their popularity to a higher level. However, is it good news to them and bad news for their valuable users? I'm sure some of us are worried about privacy issues after reading this. Is everything going to be on the search engine? The answer is yes but users might have the option to switch it off. ...
Aug 28 2009
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Google Lost Search Share to Yahoo!
So what has the new homepage and Bing deal done for Yahoo so far? A growth surge in search share perhaps. All searches increased by 5% in July but while all major search engines grew, Yahoo experienced the highest growth of 11%. It now takes up 17.1% of search share, up from 16.2% in June. While the growth could be explained with the recent Yahoo buzz but what we want to know is, in whose expense? Who else but Google? Its search share dropped by 1.3% to 64.8% in July. Bing’s share increased ...
Dec 31 2010
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China Says: Baidu 1st, Google 2nd, No Bing
China's Q2 online search market result is out. According to iResearch, a Chinese Internet Consultancy, Google's share of the Chinese online market dipped by 1.1% while Baidu maintains its stronghold, seeing an improvement of 1.6%. Bing has also attracted a small fraction of the Chinese population with a 0.3% gain in market share. Chinese Online Search Market Shares Distribution – Baidu 75.7% – Google 19.8% – Bing 0.3% Google is popular mainly among urban Chinese users, while the rural areas turn to Baidu. Not surprisingly, it is also observed that some users go to Google for ...
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