To be sure, the move toward search ads isn't strictly new, argues eMarketer analyst David Hallerman--the trickle of advertising funds from banner ads to pay-per-click search ads has been a slow process, he says.
Last year, as a first step, the company began linking to partner websites like iLike and Pandora through its search engine, allowing people to stream songs with one click from its search page.
Users do not need to change the settings - a new search provider can easily be picked at a click for each specific search.
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Second, because display ads drive consumers down the funnel so that they click more on search ads and eventually become a customer, this process also increases overall ad cost due to additional search clicks.
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Yahoo's revenue from search ads has grown in recent quarters, benefiting from guaranteed payments from Microsoft, which shares ad revenue with Yahoo, and a rise in the number of times people click on the search ads.
If I type in Eric Savitz, our San Francisco bureau chief who frequently writes about Apple, I can click to his search page results and see his photo, latest post, follow him and scan all his headlines.
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Tancer is the curator of 10 million users' Web browsing records--the complete history of every click and every search term--pulled from the logs of Internet service providers (ISPs) around the world who have either sold the data to Hitwise or traded it for free analysis.
Every Windows Phone 7 Series phone will come with a dedicated hardware button for Bing, providing one-click access to search from anywhere on the phone, while a special implementation of Bing search provides intent-specific results, delivering the most relevant Web or local results, depending on the type of query.
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This is in contrast to the predominant pay-per-click model for online search.
Candidates drawn to the page through ads, organic referrals or their own search then click on the tab to browse available jobs.
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Opt for the plain results (click the Hide Personal Search button up there on the right), sign out of your Google account, or even delete it entirely.
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You update your LinkedIn profile, you click around on job search engines like Indeed or SimplyHired and send emails to folks you know who have a connection to a company with an opening.
The more demand for the search term, the more advertisers pay for each click on the ad that appears when users search for that term.
Revenue per search equals the click-through rate (CTR) multiplied by the cost per click (CPC).
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While display advertising revenue declined again this quarter, search advertising revenue increased marginally, driven by higher revenue per search and high click-through ratios.
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If your search will likely end up in Wikipedia, for instance, with a single click over a little "W" you can search only that encyclopedia.
Robertson is amassing a trove of statistical insights into search behavior and resulting click-through rates.
Click the map or use the search below to find out about the horses which are currently available.
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Click to identify anatomy, or search for muscles, organs, bones and more.
Google's point that competing search portals are a click away is indisputable.
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Simply click the microphone icon near the Google search bar.
These activities include web lead forms on the corp site and key landing pages, pay-per-click (PPC) programs, organic search strategies and email campaigns that leverage keywords that lead to specific landing pages.
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Another search engine is just a click away.
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Only 1% of visitors to a search-engine Web site typically click on those paid links running alongside the results.
Note to self: make sure to click on the 6th or 7th page of search results next time I Google a potential doctor.
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It is clear that real competition in search is far from being a click away, and that creativity and true innovation face the delete button.
The number of searches conducted on PC-alternatives like mobile phones and smartphones can lead to higher click-through rates, thereby driving revenue per search.
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