Can this be true? If so this is going to change the world.

9 years ago

Changing the world is a hyperbole in this instance, but Firefox does account for roughly 25% of browser usage - Browser Statistics

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wmc1987 9 years ago

Originally Posted by a2hosting

Changing the world is a hyperbole in this instance, but Firefox does account for roughly 25% of browser usage - Browser Statistics

Yeah from the stats that link shows that firefox is on the down hill slide, but I still find it very interesting on how it can shake things up in IM. If you just think about it and see the potential.
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paul1365

9 years ago

It may be a default, with Firefox it's very easy to change search engines

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Altered State

9 years ago

Originally Posted by paul1365

It may be a default, with Firefox it's very easy to change search engines

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I don't think most of the average users even care about changing that, specially older people. Almost my entire family uses IE (and a good part of it has it filled with a truckload of navigation bars

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onSubie

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Altered State

I don't think most of the average users even care about changing that, specially older people. Almost my entire family uses IE (and a good part of it has it filled with a truckload of navigation bars

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Those people won't use Firefox.

Anyone who has the sense to download and install Firefox as a preference over IE is likely to have their own SE preferences and not just blindly use the Firefox default.

I think it probably has to do with Google and Chrome being direct competitors with Firefox.

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Tom Addams

9 years ago

I believe it'll have an impact. What's interesting is how Google will respond.

GRM

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dburk

9 years ago

hmm... "change the world", if so, only slightly, and over a period of time.

This will not effect anyone except people who do not currently have the Firefox browser installed and decide to do so after this change takes effect. And then only if they are too lazy to setup their own favorite search engine settings. If anything, it might allow Yahoo to hold on to current market share a bit longer.. losing at a slightly slower pace.

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Brent Stangel

9 years ago

Originally Posted by dburk

hmm... "change the world", if so, only slightly, and over a period of time.

This will not effect anyone except people who do not currently have the Firefox browser installed and decide to do so after this change takes effect. And then only if they are too lazy to setup their own favorite search engine settings. If anything, it might allow Yahoo to hold on to current market share a bit longer.. losing at a slightly slower pace.

This.

I would have said it will change nothing, but you are right, there will be a slightly different rate of decline.

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Alexa Smith

Banned 9 years ago

Originally Posted by wmc1987

yahoo still allows direct linking with affiliate links. Whats your thoughts about this?

It's not very relevant to successful affiliate marketing whether anyone "allows direct linking". Making a living, and building a business, through affiliate marketing depends on three basic fundamentals, none of which can successfully be achieved by direct linking.

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wmc1987

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

It's not very relevant to successful affiliate marketing whether anyone "allows direct linking". Making a living, and building a business, through affiliate marketing depends on three basic fundamentals, none of which can successfully be achieved by direct linking.

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You are absolutely correct, don't me wrong I did not suggest that direct linking to affiliate links was the only way to make money or build a business, but I personally used direct linking with Google about 5 years ago, and it was a great cash injection. I was simply suggesting that Yahoo doesn't have the strict requirements that Google now have, which makes life easier for marketers.

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David Snape 9 years ago

It's not really Yahoo, it's Bing that runs that ads for Yahoo.
Does Bing allow direct linking?
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- Afiqfikri Daud 9 years ago
  
  If someone who is loyal to Google, they probably will change the default search engine (in this firefox case, yahoo) back to google.
  
  Originally Posted by David Snape
  
  It's not really Yahoo, it's Bing that runs that ads for Yahoo.
  Does Bing allow direct linking?
  
  Yes, Bing Ads does allow direct linking.
  
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- wmc1987 9 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by David Snape
  
  It's not really Yahoo, it's Bing that runs that ads for Yahoo.
  Does Bing allow direct linking?
  
  They sure do
  
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collison

9 years ago

Internet Explorer which has 58% of the market compared to Firefox's 13%, has Bing as the default search engine, but most people still change it to Google. At the moment the power of the Google brand is dominant in this market. It doesn't matter what private "deals" are done, the market decides.

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DianaLensbury

9 years ago

Originally Posted by collison

Internet Explorer which has 58% of the market compared to Firefox's 13%, has Bing as the default search engine, but most people still change it to Google. At the moment the power of the Google brand is dominant in this market. It doesn't matter what private "deals" are done, the market decides.

Do those stats really mean anything on their own? Check out the browser stats for your own site's analytics and you'll find the real stats for your niche.

~Diana

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ronrule

9 years ago

The real reason for the change: Yahoo offered a bigger revshare of PPC clicks than Google.

That's how Firefox makes their money... when you do a Google search through the search box embedded into the browser, that's an affiliate search. Firefox gets a cut of the PPC revenue, just like you would get if you were running a Google search box on your site.

Yahoo offered them a better deal, so they're switching.

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Claire Koch

9 years ago

means nothing at all

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Graham Maddison

9 years ago

Anything that can kick google in the googlies is good in my book.. too big for their own boots in my opinion.

As to whether it will impact on them remains to be seen ..but we can all dream can't we.

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Jan79

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Graham Maddison

Anything that can kick google in the googlies is good in my book.. too big for their own boots in my opinion.

As to whether it will impact on them remains to be seen ..but we can all dream can't we.

LOL, well if it would give yahoo a bigger piece of the search pie then that's great for me! There should be more people using a diversity of search engines, we are so dependent on google these days.

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discrat 9 years ago

I just cannot figure out how in the World someone would KEEP Yahoo SE as their default page ??

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- gjabiz 9 years ago
  
  Although, once a Firefox mainly user, due to the crash of streaming video, I have switched (along with hordes of others) to Chrome.
  
  We need a new player in the browser field, one that supports streaming, because it is only going to grow.
  
  Having to restart Game of Thrones in Firefox (over and over), is what took me to Chrome.
  
  Could Adobe not like Mozilla?
  
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dsouravs

9 years ago

I thought an invention has been made to use water like a fuel.

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dburk 9 years ago

Originally Posted by dsouravs

I thought an invention has been made to use water like a fuel.

Yes, it's true, see this amazing device here:
Hoover Dam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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ronrule

9 years ago

I've been using Maxthon for a while, but probably will end up switching back to Chrome if they don't make Maxthon a little more touch friendly in the next release. Hard to scroll with finger tips on an Ultrabook.

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Les Harvey

9 years ago

I really do not see it making much difference, if people know how to download firefox they will know how to make google their default setting. I mostly use chrome, and sometimes I use Opera. Opera has a nice little slider bar at the bottom to enlarge the page to see that tiny print! Its faster then to hit control and the plus key on your keyboard.

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Adrianhenry

9 years ago

I think most people will just revert back to google anyway. At least most computer savvy people. And as mentioned before firefox accounts for 25% of browsing. So while this may make a slight difference I think it will be negligible.

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jamescanz

9 years ago

Well, I know for a fact, that if it does happen ...

Yahoo won't last 1 second as my default

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TotalWebsiteControl

9 years ago

LOL Like this will change anything. People who love google ( like me ) will just take 10 seconds out of my day and replace yahoo.com to google.com in the settings. Honestly, if you think this will change anything you crazy..