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Quotes and Studies About Web Search
Following is a compilation of quotes from industry leaders and studies about the state of Web search. Some links below may require subscription to access to the corresponding documents.
1- "Microsoft found that people search an average of 11 minutes before they find what they are looking for."
Seattle Times, How search is redefining the Web and our lives, May 1, 2005.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002259118_search01.html
2- "Our own internal data indicates 50 percent of search questions go unanswered, so we think there are some great opportunities ahead."
Lisa Gurry, MSN, on the race to build the best search engine"
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/03/23/tech/main608103.shtml
3- "Searching the Internet today is a challenge, and it is estimated that nearly half of customers' complex questions go unanswered."
Bill Gates, CEO, Microsoft
(Source: Bill Gates officially launches MSN Search on MSN.com's homepage, February 2005)
http://www.10e20webdesign.com/news_center...
4- The French study: A Comparative Study Of Six Search Engines
2006-comparative-study.pdf
5- Nielsen//NetRatings Announces September U.S. Search Share Rankings
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=174667
6- "Only 24% of British searchers use 1 search engine, the rest use more than one."
British study of search practices
http://www.harvestdigital.com/fact_sheets.cfm
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