It's hard to picture these days, but in the late 80s and early 90s, web searching was completely non-existent. If you told someone to Google something, they'd probably have no clue what you were talking.
At any rate, web searching and search engines as a whole turn 20 this year, which makes Monetate's evolutionary search engine infographic all the more timely. There's a surprising amount of work and development that's gone into the last 20 years of search engine optimization and improvement.
Yahoo! was the first major company to get on the web searching bandwagon, but even they were predated in 1993 by AliWeb and JumpStation. If you haven't heard of them, it's because people generally forget who did things first and focus on who did it best. Google has definitely won this search engine race for top spot.
Evolutionary Search Engine Infographics
Monetate Explores the 20 Year History of Web Searching
Trend Themes
1. Web Searching Evolution - Opportunity for disruptive innovation in improving search engine optimization and user experience.
2. Search Engine Development - Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating new search engines with unique features and capabilities.
3. Search Engine Monetization - Opportunity for disruptive innovation in developing innovative strategies for monetizing search engine platforms.
Industry Implications
1. Information Technology - Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the IT industry through advancements in search engine technology.
2. Digital Marketing - Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the digital marketing industry through leveraging advanced search engine optimization techniques.
3. E-commerce - Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the e-commerce industry by integrating advanced search technologies to enhance customer search experiences.