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In Some Places, Local Search Beating Google

Posted by kdawson on from the think-globally-search-locally dept.

babooo404 points out Newsweek coverage of Google focusing on areas in which the search giant may be vulnerable. In some countries outside the US, local competition is handing Google its head. In South Korea a company called Naver dominates. And in Russia, portal site Yandex leads in both search and advertising. In the Cyrillic language market Google is a distant third in search, and Yandex is trouncing Google in the advertising arena by 70% to 2%.

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  1. Re:Gotta Love It by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    There isn't enough tubes for Google outside of the US.

  2. In Soviet Russia... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Google searches you! Oh wait...

  3. Obligatory by Jello+B. · · Score: 2, Funny

    In Korea, only old people use Google.

  4. Re:Newsflash! by Andster · · Score: 5, Funny

    Same reason I walk to work every day... because all damn car companies are controlled by the damn greedy stockholders.

    It's 20 miles but I make it work because I'm so self-righteous.

  5. Re:Gotta Love It by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Some of us English don't consider the Americans (those from the USA, that is) as native English speakers. It's like they speak English as a second language, but they don't have a first.

  6. Re:Gotta Love It by mgblst · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just went there, couldn't understand a thing. How can people really expect to use this at all?

  7. Re:Gotta Love It by MMC+Monster · · Score: 2, Funny

    You can also have some fun by praising people of their command of their native language.

    I end up with 50% confused, 50% insulted.

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  8. Re:Gotta Love It by Zebedeu · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think this is a general rule for most languages. Paradoxically, people will stop commenting on how 'good' your language skills are only when you are fluent and they don't notice your shortcomings. If someone politely comments that you speak very well in a particular language, most likely you still have some way to go. As someone who has been learning german for the past year, and getting those same compliments, I have to say to you: thanks dude, that'll really help me feel good next time I get one of those :-P

    (though I agree with your post 100%)