The now ubiquitous phrase “Google it” certainly points to a clear king of the search engine marketplace, but many prefer to do their “Googling” in a variety of browsers to take advantage of certain plugins, privacy features, and other attributes. With this in mind, Chitika Insights looked to measure whether the Web browser a person uses has any impact on the search engine they use.
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Bing Winning Over Tech-Savvy Microsoft Fans
Is Bing popular with tech-savvy Microsoft users? It appears that the newer your version of Internet Explorer is, the higher the chance that you use Bing to search. Seen in Search Engine Land.
Internet Explorer 9: New Browser, Same Clickers?
With the debut of Internet Explorer 9, should web publishers be worried that more conversion to the browser will lower the ad susceptibility of their visitors? A look at the early stats of the post-beta release would suggest good news for those publishers.
How Many Web Surfers are Ready for HTML5?
HTML5 – Wave of the future, or not ready for prime-time? According to our latest numbers, 46% of Internet traffic uses a browser that can handle HTML5. Featured in ReadWriteWeb.
Internet Explorer 6, Alive By The Hand of IT Departments
Why is Internet Explorer 6 still alive and kicking? From the looks of our numbers, that lies squarely on the shoulders of corporate IT departments. Featured in Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Network World
Microsoft Means More Ad Clicks
Following up on our comparison of clickthrough rates by search engine, we expanded our scope, looking at web browsers and operating systems. Across the board, Microsoft products mean a higher likelihood of users clicking on advertisements. Featured in TechCrunch, Adotas, Huffington Post, and more.
Bing Struggling to Win Even IE Users
Compared with other browser/search engine bundled combos (Firefox/Google, Safari/Google, etc.), the Internet Explorer/Bing combo garners very little loyalty for Microsoft’s decision engine. Covered by eWeek, TechCrunch, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and more.