Comments on: Google can only become friends with Europe if starts thinking like a European http://www.stateofsearch.com/google-can-only-become-friends-with-europe-if-starts-thinking-like-a-european/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-can-only-become-friends-with-europe-if-starts-thinking-like-a-european State of Search - Where Search and Social meet up Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:59:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: State of Search Podcast 01 - chapter42.com http://www.stateofsearch.com/google-can-only-become-friends-with-europe-if-starts-thinking-like-a-european/#comment-481 State of Search Podcast 01 - chapter42.com Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:03:00 +0000 http://www.stateofsearch.com/?p=310#comment-481 [...] Norris blog Ciaran Norris Twitter Forget Google Streetview, here is Bing Streetside: wow! Google can only become friends with Europe if starts thinking like a EuropeanJe kunt je ook abonneren op onze show via iTunes.Deel dit artikelVond je dit artikel interressant? [...] [...] Norris blog Ciaran Norris Twitter Forget Google Streetview, here is Bing Streetside: wow! Google can only become friends with Europe if starts thinking like a EuropeanJe kunt je ook abonneren op onze show via iTunes.Deel dit artikelVond je dit artikel interressant? [...]

]]> By: Bas van den Beld http://www.stateofsearch.com/google-can-only-become-friends-with-europe-if-starts-thinking-like-a-european/#comment-78 Bas van den Beld Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:47:13 +0000 http://www.stateofsearch.com/?p=310#comment-78 Hi Calvin. Its different for every European country. In some countries (like the Netherlands) the average Google use is over 95%. You have a point that the 95% is not for all of Europe. The average is lowered by some countries. According to Comscore however Google still has 80% of European websearches: http://bit.ly/bWwfiF. Hitwise shows us that in the UK Google.com and Google.co.uk are also very dominant by the way: http://bit.ly/c66rDJ, combined they take over 90%. There is not one number to show, different sources show different numbers, but they all show a huge market share for Google. You can't compare it to the US. Bing and Yahoo have very small market sizes in Europe. You have to know that Bing for example is only launched in its 'full version' in the UK. In all other countries its still "Live Search" with a Bing logo on top of it. Yahoo has been 'out of the picture' for a longer period already. Hi Calvin. Its different for every European country. In some countries (like the Netherlands) the average Google use is over 95%. You have a point that the 95% is not for all of Europe. The average is lowered by some countries. According to Comscore however Google still has 80% of European websearches: http://bit.ly/bWwfiF. Hitwise shows us that in the UK Google.com and Google.co.uk are also very dominant by the way: http://bit.ly/c66rDJ, combined they take over 90%. There is not one number to show, different sources show different numbers, but they all show a huge market share for Google. You can’t compare it to the US.

Bing and Yahoo have very small market sizes in Europe. You have to know that Bing for example is only launched in its ‘full version’ in the UK. In all other countries its still “Live Search” with a Bing logo on top of it. Yahoo has been ‘out of the picture’ for a longer period already.

]]> By: Calvin http://www.stateofsearch.com/google-can-only-become-friends-with-europe-if-starts-thinking-like-a-european/#comment-77 Calvin Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:34:09 +0000 http://www.stateofsearch.com/?p=310#comment-77 95% of Europe goes to Google? What source do you have for that number? Wired says it's only 65% wordwide, I can't imagine it's that out of kilter in Europe. There's this thing called Bing now. And a little known Dinasour named Yahoo who kicks around. http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/02/ff_google_algorithm/all/1 95% of Europe goes to Google? What source do you have for that number?

Wired says it’s only 65% wordwide, I can’t imagine it’s that out of kilter in Europe. There’s this thing called Bing now. And a little known Dinasour named Yahoo who kicks around.

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/02/ff_google_algorithm/all/1

]]> By: Bas van den Beld http://www.stateofsearch.com/google-can-only-become-friends-with-europe-if-starts-thinking-like-a-european/#comment-58 Bas van den Beld Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:24:13 +0000 http://www.stateofsearch.com/?p=310#comment-58 You're right about the algorithms Barry, but that isn't a 'business-part' of Google, but a technical part. The technical guys and girls are mostly all European and are doing a good job when it comes to this. Its the guys and girls in the business-part of Google, the ones deciding on launches, marketing etcetera, who should listen to the Europeans. You’re right about the algorithms Barry, but that isn’t a ‘business-part’ of Google, but a technical part. The technical guys and girls are mostly all European and are doing a good job when it comes to this. Its the guys and girls in the business-part of Google, the ones deciding on launches, marketing etcetera, who should listen to the Europeans.

]]> By: Barry Adams http://www.stateofsearch.com/google-can-only-become-friends-with-europe-if-starts-thinking-like-a-european/#comment-57 Barry Adams Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:20:13 +0000 http://www.stateofsearch.com/?p=310#comment-57 Google does seem to be clued in on different European cultures on some aspects. Google Search in Germany for example uses somewhat different algorithms as the SEO culture there relies much more heavily on what we'd call spam. But this culture-awareness doesn't seem to permeate Google as much as it should. Different branches of Google deal with cultural differences in entirely different ways - and sometimes they don't deal with it at all, as you say. So yes I wholeheartedly agree. Google as a whole needs to be more culturally aware. Google does seem to be clued in on different European cultures on some aspects. Google Search in Germany for example uses somewhat different algorithms as the SEO culture there relies much more heavily on what we’d call spam.

But this culture-awareness doesn’t seem to permeate Google as much as it should. Different branches of Google deal with cultural differences in entirely different ways – and sometimes they don’t deal with it at all, as you say.

So yes I wholeheartedly agree. Google as a whole needs to be more culturally aware.

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