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Google, Yahoo “Panama”, and Microsoft: Paid Search Market Share May 2007

Title: Google, Yahoo “Panama”, and Microsoft: Paid Search Market Share May 2007
URL: http://www.rimmkaufman.com/rkgblog/2007/06/07/may-07-paid-search-share/
Printed: March 12, 2010
Source: The Rimm-Kaufman Group Blog, info@rimmkaufman.com

We review May 2007 ad spend data for our agency. Google continues to dominate, with three fourths share. Google lost one point of share each to Yahoo and Microsoft. This small downward blip marks the first month in the last four in which Google did not gain share.

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