'Scary day' for thousands of businesses if Google pulls the plug on search in Australia
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Many small businesses say they would have no choice but to shut if tech giant Google ever carries through with its threat to pull its search engine from Australia.

Google is well and truly the dominant player in Australia's online advertising market.

According to research firm IBISWorld, Google has more than 40 per cent share of the $9.7 billion industry.

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Mr Harrison says the potential loss of Google search would cause supply disruptions for small businesses, as well as job losses in sectors such as hospitality, tourism and the trades.

Reviews would need to be rebuilt and advertising and SEO optimisation would have to be rebought, which he says could be problematic for some businesses as they've invested heavily in optimising for Google.

Maybe basing your whole business around having good SEO wasn’t a great long term strategy??

  • femboi [they/them, she/her]
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    4 years ago

    Bing might finally be relevant for someone who isn’t a Microsoft employee

    Edit: I’ve always wondered, if any Microsoft employees are reading this,

    1. Quit your job
    2. are you allowed to use google to search for stuff at work?
    • Chutt_Buggins [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Bing might finally be relevant for someone who isn’t a Microsoft employee

      :party-sicko:

      Bing Video searches

    • merthyr1831 [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Considering how dominant google search was before Bing, for it to now account for a third is internet searches in the world is successful enough for MS to keep it around.