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Google's Share of Searches Falling? Or Increasing?

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the damn-liars-and-statisticians dept.

prostoalex writes "Get two research companies in the room, and you'll likely end up with three opinions. Bear Sterns quotes ComScore Networks data, which says that Google's share of searches is slipping, down to 36.9% in June 2005. WebSideStory, a Web research company, on the other hand, claims that in June 2005 Google hit a new record as far as share of searches, hitting 52%, and leaving rivals far behind."

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  1. Hold on a sec... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...while I google for the answer...

  2. Re:Someone said once that... by Stripsurge · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yah that and 53% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

  3. Statistics that don't agree? by Shadow+Wrought · · Score: 5, Funny

    This actually happens far more than most people realize. Close to 37% of comparative statistics are in opposition to each other, while nigh on 79.3% of all statistics continue to be made up. There's also a a roughly 100% chance of this getting modded redundant if I don't hit "submit" in the next 9.3 seconds. We'll all know whether I made or not shortly...

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  4. Obligatory Simpsons Quote by Manip · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Oh, people can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. 14% of people know that."

  5. Re:So? by bryan986 · · Score: 0, Funny

    By dogpile do you mean msn?

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  6. Re:So? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've stopped searching altogether and prefer to just guess at URLs.