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Top Search Queries for 2009

Top Search Queries for 2009

The end of the year is drawing closer and here are some of the top search queries for 2009 across multiple search engines. Last year, names like Britney Spears, Barack Obama, and Miley Cyrus were hot (especially on Yahoo). What thoughts were on the minds of searchers this year?
Yahoo Top 10 Overall Searches
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Search Share Down For Google, Up for Yahoo

Search Share Down For Google, Up for Yahoo

A recent press release was published by comScore, a leading Internet marketing research company, with a breakdown of the U.S. search market share among the major search engines.
This report focuses on the market share for January and compares it to the previous month, and indicates that Google has lost some market share while Yahoo [...]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

I just wanted to say Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from SearchEnginePanel.com! I hope everyone’s having a safe and wonderful holiday and enjoys their time off.
It appears that others from the search engine industry are in a festive mood as well… except for Live.com. Here are some pictures of search engine homepages today.
Ask.com’s [...]

Top Searches for 2008

Top Searches for 2008

There is still a month left in 2008, but some of the top search engines including Yahoo and Ask have published the most frequent search queries on their respective search engines for 2008. Google has not yet published its true top queries, but its most popular product searches are available.

Yahoo’s Top Searches
1. Britney Spears
2. WWE
3. [...]

Signs of Desperation by Ask.com

Signs of Desperation by Ask.com

The lights have long been dimming Ask.com’s corner, as the layoffs in March had foreshadowed. More signs of desperation have surfaced last week as Ask began trading in goodwill and relevant search results for a little bit of cash. Sure, companies need to make money, but is their latest decision short-sighted and detrimental to their [...]