Yahoo, Microsoft gaining ground on Google, Cnet News.com, 13 Jan 2005

“Google remains the favorite of search consumers, but Yahoo and Microsoft are closing the gap, according to a new survey. The survey of 2,000 consumers conducted by market researcher Keynote Systems ranked Ask Jeeves in the fourth place and Lycos in the fifth spot. Keynote ranked search engines based on consumer opinion and brand affinity, as well as on qualitative and behavioral data monitored as people performed tasks on these Web sites.�

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