Google Approaches 73% Market Share
According to the latest figures over at Hitwise, Google’s market share is inching closer to the 73% mark, that’s up 0.35% since last month, and up nearly 5% compared to April of 2008.
When compared to April of 2008 Yahoo is down considerably, from 20.29% to 16.27%. MSN has also lost ground, and is sitting at 5.68%.
It is no surprise that Google has continued to dominate, but the real question is how far can they go. One would think that they have to cap out eventually, and they are likely getting close. By this time next month, at the current rate, they should exceed 73% market share, but will they ever reach 80%? Only time will tell.
Yahoo to Close Geocities
If you need another reason to always host your websites at your own top level domain (TLD) the recent announcement of Yahoo permanently closing GEOCities should be enough to convince you.
At the end of 2009, GeoCities will cease to exist, and if you don’t move your site, it will be permanently deleted. Yahoo is urging existing users to sign up for their paid hosting of $5.98/month. This closing is a reminder that no free hosting is guaranteed forever. The only way to ensure that your website address will always be safe is to own and host it on your own domain.
GeoCities has been around for as long as I can remember. Even my own first website was hosted at GeoCities. It was a service that I would have assumed would last forever – now it will soon be gone. If you are starting a new website or blog get your own domain. Even free WordPress and Blogger blogs seem like they will be around forever, but you never know, some day they could be gone too. It’s better to be safe than sorry.
For users that have a personalized GeoCities email address ([email protected]) they will not have their email removed with the closing of GeoCities
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