Why Do Small Search Engines Exist?
Well, if you believe a recent a research study into why there are so many search start-ups which says that a search engine with only 1% market share is worth up to $3 billion dollars a year you quickly understand.
The study details and additional information were posted on AltSearchEngines.com. The name of the study was, “New Competitive Dynamics of Search” created by C.H. “Chandra” who is the Co-Founder and CEO, Yauba New Media.
It is a very interesting read for those that are interested in search and the marketplace.
Check out the study here - New Competitive Dynamics of Search
Check out C.H."Chandra"'s real-time search engine here - Yauba (billed as, "The World's First Privacy Safe, Real-Time Search Engine)
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July 1, 2009 at 8:14 PM
I took a look at the article, thanks for that Chris.
I can't believe some poured in well over $50 million for a search engine start up. Does this sound like the 1990's .com bubble just a little bit to anyone else?
I run SEM campaigns for a few clients and I don't use the smaller guys to display advertisements. Experience has shown me ROI isn't as high and click fraud is more of a problem.
Can a resource like Cuil.com really expect to get much revenue with their meager 168k uniques they got last month? I doubt it would be anywhere near $33 million they need to break even.
I guess what I'm saying is start ups can grab the market share, sure, but keeping it and making revenue from it will be a very serious problem.
(Cuil.com is already down from it's initial 2+ million visits on its initial month of launch. Ouch.)
July 2, 2009 at 10:24 AM
Thanks for the mention!
Charles Knight, editor
AltSearchEngines.com
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