comScore Releases April 2008 U.K. Search Rankings


LONDON, June 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- qSearch 2.0 Measurement Service Expands to Include Local U.K. Search 
Properties

- Social Networking Sites Gain Stature in U.K. Search Market

comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world,
today released its first report on the U.K. search market from the enhanced
comScore qSearch 2.0 online search measurement tool. The service, which was
first launched in the U.K. in September 2007, has been updated to include
several local market properties where search activity occurs, such as
Rightmove Sites and Bebo.com.

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Top 10 U.K. Search Properties

In April, Google Sites continued its reign as the leading search property
in the U.K. with 74.2 percent of all searches. eBay ranked second with 6
percent, followed by Yahoo! Sites (4.3 percent) and Microsoft Sites (3.4
percent).

Two U.K. properties, Rightmove Sites (0.8 percent share) and Bebo.com
(0.7 percent share), ranked amongst the top 10. Popular social networking
property, Facebook.com, claimed a 1.8-percent market share in April.

comScore qSearch 2.0 U.K. Share of Search Report*
    April 2008 vs. March 2008
    Total U.K., Age 15+ - Home & Work Locations**
    Source: comScore qSearch 2.0                          
    
    Property                 Feb-08     Mar-08     Pt Change                 
    Total Internet           100.0      100.0         0.0 
    Google Sites              74.4       74.2        -0.2 
    eBay                       5.7        6.0         0.3 
    Yahoo! Sites               4.4        4.3        -0.1 
    Microsoft Sites            3.5        3.4        -0.1 
    Ask Network                2.7        2.7         0.0 
    Facebook.com               1.7        1.8         0.1 
    AOL LLC                    1.6        1.6         0.0 
    Rightmove Sites            0.8        0.8         0.0 
    Bebo.com                   0.7        0.7         0.0 
    Amazon Sites               0.7        0.7         0.0 
    ** Excludes searches from public computers such as Internet cafes or
       access from mobile phones or PDAs.

    Other notable findings from April 2008 include:
    -- There were 4.1 billion searches conducted in the U.K., more than in
       any other European country
    -- 31.2 million U.K. Internet users made at least one search during the
       month
    -- U.K. searchers conducted an average of 130 searches per searcher
       during the month, or more than 4 searches per day.



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