Friday, January 14, 2011

Google (Nasdaq:GOOG) Widens Search Lead Over Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT), Yahoo (Nasdaq:YHOO) in December Says ComScore

According to comScore Inc., Google (Nasdaq:GOOG) has widened their lead in search for the U.S. market in December over competitors Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) and Yahoo (Nasdaq:YHOO).

The conclusion is based on what is called "explicit core" Internet search in the U.S., and not overall core search.

In overall core search, Google was flat, coming in at 64.3 percent, while the combined total of Microsoft and Yahoo moved up slightly to 30.8 percent.

For the "explicit search" numbers, Google increased to 66.2 percent over November, while Microsoft and Yahoo totaled 28 percent.

Yahoo closed Friday at $16.81, up $0.06, or 0.36 percent. Google closed at $624.18, gaining $7.49, or 1.21 percent. Microsoft closed at $28.30, up $0.11, or 0.39 percent.

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