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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:Newsflash! by Scrameustache · · Score: 1, Troll

    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. GM bought tramway companies just to shut them so so you'd HAVE to drive to work.
    The big three had a major influence in the development of sprawl suburbs, so you'd HAVE to drive to work.

    There probably wouldn't be an obesity epidemic if walking to work was a viable option for most people.
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