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Nielsen: AOL just got murdered, somebody call the police

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Steve Bryant
Steve Bryant
Sep 19, 2006
1 minute read
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Nielsen/Netratings released their search share numbers for August today, and there’s AOL blood all over it. Year over year, 20% fewer search queries have been made on the portal formerly known as relevant.

AOL lost .8% search share July to August, sliding from from 6.3% to 5.5%, and are still ranked 4th.

Google, meanwhile, rose a full percentage point from July to 50.2% in August. Google’s search share rose 30% year over year. Second place search engine rose a scant .2% to 24%, and has exhibited 23% growth in search year over year. Third place MSN rose .4% to an even 10%, and has grown 3% year over year.

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