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Reston, Virginia - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - April 18, 2008 - Digital search engine media measurement service, comScore, Inc., has released its new monthly qSearch analysis report, detailing trends across worldwide regions in the search marketplace.

March 2008 saw Americans conduct 10.8 billion core searches, representing a 9-percent increase versus February. In March, Google Sites extended its share of core searches to 59.8 percent, up from 59.2 percent the previous month. Yahoo! Sites ranked second with 21.3 percent, followed by Microsoft Sites (9.4 percent), AOL LLC (4.8 percent), and Ask Network (4.7 percent).

The results are based on the five major search engines including partner searches and cross-channel searches. Searches for mapping, local directory, and user-generated video sites that are not on the core domain of the five search engines are not included in the core search numbers.

Americans conducted 10.8 billion searches at the core search engines, representing a 9-percent decline versus January. Each of the five core search engines experienced search query declines as a result of February being a seasonally soft month for overall search activity. Google Sites saw more than 6.4 billion core searches, followed by Yahoo! Sites with 2.3 billion, and Microsoft Sites with 1 billion.

In the March 2008 analysis of the Top 50 properties worldwide where search activity is observed, Google Sites led with 8.3 billion searches. Yahoo! Sites ranked second with 2.4 billion searches, followed by Microsoft Sites over 1 billion, and AOL LLC at 891 million.

comScore Networks measures the digital age with a global cross-section of more than 2 million consumers that allo comScore to confidentially capture browsing and transaction behavior, including online and offline purchasing. comScore panelists also participate in survey research that captures and integrates attitudes and intentions. Through its proprietary technology, comScore measures across a broad spectrum of behavior and attitudes. comScore consultants apply the knowledge of customers and competitors to help clients design powerful marketing strategies and tactics that endeavor to deliver superior ROI. comScore services are used by global firms such as AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo!, Verizon, Best Buy, The Newspaper Association of America, Tribune Interactive, ESPN, Fox Sports, Nestle, MBNA, Universal McCann, the United States Postal Service, Merck and Expedia.

For more information about comScore Networks, please visit: www.comscore.com.

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