Here's the proof
New Syndicated Research Ranks Infoseek as One of the Top Two Search &
Navigation Sites in Total Audience Reach
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Infoseek is one of the top
five most widely used Internet sites, and ranked second in audience reach among the major search and navigation brands, according to a recently released RelevantKnowledge study.
The study showed Infoseek as serving 7.9 million unique users during the month of August, placing the service just behind America Online and ahead of both Excite and Lycos during the same period.
Atlanta-based RelevantKnowledge conducted the research with a Java meter that records usage patterns of panel members at home, at work and at college.
By measuring these three primary access points and expanding beyond Internet usage in the home, RelevantKnowledge has completed one of the most accurate assessments of Web traffic today.
Relevant Knowledge released the following list of rankings using
panel-based national audience projections from the month of August.
Rank Site Unique Visitors
1. Yahoo! 14,822,302
2. Microsoft 12,012,202
3. Netscape 10,824,802
4. America Online 8,251,103
5. Infoseek 7,946,467
6. Excite 7,597,988
7. Geocities 7,127,869
8. MSN 6,170,267
9. Lycos 4,883,459
10. AltaVista 4,657,826
11. CNET 3,976,232
12. ZDNet 3,521,996
13. Webcrawler 3,233,339
14. RealAudio 2,260,248
15. Four11 2,202,307
16. Pathfinder 2,129,904
17. Hotmail 1,936,296
18. ESPN 1,931,467
19. Tripod 1,754,563
20. Compuserve 1,720,862 |
