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September 6th 1999 Published By: Nua Limited Volume 4 No. 35
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SEARCH TOOLS
Archives: <http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=29>
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WebSideStory: Report Ranks Top Ten Search Engines
Yahoo is the preferred search engine of most Web users, accounting for
43.5 percent of all search engine referrals, according to a survey by
WebSideStory. This compares to 45.92 percent of referrals in March,
1999.
Altavista is in second place, accounting for 10.49 percent of
referrals, followed by Excite, which accounted for 9.85 percent of
referrals. Excite recorded a substantial drop in searches, down from 21
percent in March of this year. AOL's switch from Excite's Netfind to
Inktomi is believed to account for this drop.
Also ranked in the top ten search engine list are Infoseek, in fourth
position, accounting for 7.6 percent of referrals, followed by AOL
Netfind, 4.33 percent, MSN, 3.96 percent, and GoTo, in seventh position
with 3.84 percent of referrals. Lycos is in eighth position, accounting
for 3.72 percent of referrals, followed by HotBot, 3.42 percent and
finally WebCrawler with 2.94 percent of referrals.
The estimates are valid as of August 29, 1999.
<http://www.websidestory.com/content.cfm?Pg=3&PR=25>
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