POSTED: Wednesday, August 19, 2009

BING's 2009 U.S. Search Engine Rankings

SUMMARY: Microsoft's (MSFT)Bing gained 90 basis points, or about 11% market share gain, in the search market in two months. Given Microsoft's massive advertising campaign this isn't a great success but isn't terrible either. Google (GOOG) remains solid but Yahoo (YHOO) continues to struggle.RESTON, VA, August 19, 2009 – comScore, Inc.released its monthly Search analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. In July 2009, Americans conducted nearly 13.6 billion core searches, with Google Sites...

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Posted by Michael MacNaughton on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 in Business Unusual (3)

POSTED: Wednesday, April 08, 2009

2008 Web Design and Development Survey

A List Apart has released their Findings From The Survey For People Who Make Websites 2008.30,055 readers took part in the survey and they have graciously provided the full statistics data-set for users to perform their own additional analysis here: [3.01 MB .zip csv file].There is still some trepidation about the economy and its impact on the field - as one would expect.And as implied in the quote attributed to Mark Twain (but never verified) -There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies...

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Posted by Michael MacNaughton on Wednesday, April 08, 2009 in Business Unusual (3)

POSTED: Monday, July 21, 2008

How much do you make?

A common question posed by many curious (professional and personal) acquaintances... Like, ummm, O.K., ummm, you seem toREALLY like what you do, sooo, ummm, is it worth your while?Thequestion is a polite couched phrase for How much do you REALLY make? and is often posed by newbies who have been bitten by the web design bug.Here is a realistic chart that will continue to be updated in realtime so come on back to view it occasionally.Median Salary by Years Experience - Job: Software Engineer / Developer...

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Posted by Michael MacNaughton on Monday, July 21, 2008 in Business Unusual (3)