Google's search lead grows

Google now has 56.3 percent of the share of Web searches in the United States, according to Nielsen/NetRatings. Yahoo's share is 21.5 percent, followed by Microsoft at 8.4 percent, AOL at 5.3 percent and Ask.com at 2 percent. Google had nearly 45 percent growth year over year in the number of searches conducted on its site.

Hitwise's latest figures give Google even greater U.S. market share--more than 65 percent, with Yahoo at 20.9 percent and Microsoft at 8.4 percent.

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Google is better, but it's also a fad..

People in general are trend-followers..use ALL the search engines, you'll get a lot of variety, and you may find that both Yahoo and Windows Live..and often others (yes, remember, there's still a Dogpile, Excite, AltaVista, A9, and more)..are usually just about as good, and in some cases better then Google. However, both MSN/Windows Live and especially Yahoo have confused Search with Infotainemnt for years, so I guess a lot of it is their fault too. Google's basic page is still just search, no confusion there..