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Local.com announced that their flagship search site, www.local.com, has been ranked as the 10th largest search engine in the U.S. by the Nielsen Company.
The Nielsen Company reported their MegaView Search data for the top U.S. search providers for August 2009. Nielsen MegaView search data includes total searches, unique searchers, and search share, among other search figures.
The report ranked Local.com as the 10th largest search engine in the U.S. and the company’s month-over-month growth was 2.9 percent.
“Achieving this ranking by one of the world’s leading marketing and media information companies validates Local.com’s leadership position in this sector,” said Bruce Crair, Local.com president and COO. “Local.com serves over 20 million consumers each month with a valuable search experience that offers a quick, easy and efficient way to find and connect with local businesses, products and services.”
Local.com reached record traffic of 63 million monthly unique visitors (MUVs) on the Local.com site and network during the second quarter of 2009, up 5% from 60 million MUVs during the first quarter of 2009, and up 31% from 48 million MUVs during the second quarter of 2008. Organic traffic also reached an all-time high, exceeding 29 million monthly unique visitors on the Local.com site and network during the second quarter of 2009, up 61% from 18 million during the second quarter of 2008.
