surftrack - 8:35 pm on Dec 2, 2003 (gmt 0)

I think it really all boils down to content syndication.

the reason Google is on top is not because of us SEO's, webmaster's and geeks...it's because of average Joe. And most average Joe's don't know what a google or inktomi is...

so what it really boils down to is...I hate to say it....

AOL search engine traffic...

the last time I checked...accounts for roughly 30%-35% of the total. Not sure if this is still true due to the efforts of broadband...but if anybody has the stats....we could easily figure out what would happen...and who would rule...when AOL decides to change course....