Nielsen//NetRatings Announces August U.S. Search Share Rankings

NEW YORK, Sept. 19  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nielsen//NetRatings (NASDAQ:NTRT) reports August 2006 data for the Top U.S. Search Providers.

Top search providers, ranked by total searches. Searches represent the total number of queries conducted at the provider.

   Table 1: Top 10 Search Providers for August 2006,
   Ranked by Searches (U.S.)
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   Provider                    Searches (000)      YOY Growth    Share of
                                                                 Searches
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   1.  Google Search            3,003,205             30%         50.2%
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   2.  Yahoo! Search            1,434,169             23%         24.0%
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   3.  MSN/Windows Live Search    595,584              3%         10.0%
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   4.  AOL Search                 328,559          -18.2%          5.5%
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   5.  Ask.com Search             136,919             30%          2.3%
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   6.  My Way Search              135,706             42%          2.3%
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   7.  iWon Search                 30,827            -15%          0.5%
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   8.  EarthLink Search            24,324            -20%          0.4%
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   9.  Dogpile.com Search          23,033            -18%          0.4%
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   10. SBC Yellow Pages Search     22,929             36%          0.4%
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   Source: Nielsen//NetRatings MegaView Search, September 2006



Example:  An estimated 3.0 billion search queries were conducted at Google Search, representing 50 percent of all search queries conducted during the given time period.

About Nielsen//NetRatings

NetRatings, Inc. delivers leading Internet media and market research solutions, marketed globally under the Nielsen//NetRatings brand. With high quality, technology-driven products and services, Nielsen//NetRatings is the global standard for Internet audience measurement and premier source for online advertising intelligence, enabling clients to make informed business decisions regarding their Internet and digital strategies. The Nielsen//NetRatings portfolio includes panel-based and site-centric Internet audience measurement services, online advertising intelligence, user lifestyle and demographic data, e-commerce and transaction metrics, and custom data, research and analysis. For more information, please visit http://www.nielsen-netratings.com/ .

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  Leilani Han [phone]


DATASOURCE: Nielsen//NetRatings



CONTACT:  Suzy Bausch, [phone], or Leilani Han, [phone],

both of NetRatings, Inc.



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