OK, so I shouldn’t be too tough on Ask.com as the mistake happened two years ago, but I can’t really resist poking a bit of fun at ask.com on May 5th (Cinco do Mayo) and after Experian® Hitwise® announces that its share of searches has increased 4 months in a row.

In an article posted on April 7, 2010 Experian® Hitwise® announced that Google accounted for 69.97 percent of all U.S. searches in March 2010.  Yahoo! made up 15.04%, bing.com 9/62%, and Ask.com 3.44% the fourth month in a row that Ask.com saw an increase in searches.  These statistics show a small decrease in search volume to Google, Yahoo!, and bing, but it is still clear that Google remains the King of Search Volume in the U.S. and it doesn’t look like they will be dethroned any time soon.  Making an Internet Marketing Strategy that includes being found prominently on Google a must for savvy business owners.

So, back to poking a bit of fun at Ask … and it has nothing to do with their Search Share, instead it has to do with a blunder they made on this very day two years ago.  In creating their logo for May 5th, 2008 … instead of Cinco de Mayo .. they misspelled it Cinco Do Mayo … Too funny!  Hey Google … we like the subtle changes in your logo as well … subtle, very subtle!

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