Yahoo is ahead of Google in Phone search engines

Google may stand atop the world of desktop computer’s search engines, but in the mobile world Yahoo! just leap-frogged Google by beating them to a search engine for phones.

Yahoo! even sent a direct jab to Larry Page and Sergey Brin’s company when Marco Boerries, senior vice president of Yahoo’s division Connected Life, said in the press release announcing the launch of the company's mobile phone search: “It delivers a mobile-optimized search experience that understands what consumers are looking for and presents answers directly in the results -- not just a list of Web links to PC sites.”

Though Yahoo’s stock doesn't compare to Google’s, standing $414 per share behind, could this signify a clink in the armor of Google?

Yahoo! was the search engine giant long before Google’s servers were up and running. Yahoo! may have accomplished mobile search before Google, but it must be far superior before Google finds a way to do the same. It must provide an easy format and significant results. That is why Google stands atop the search engine market share with over 61%, while Yahoo treads water just above 23%, according to compete.com.

As most reports reveal, when Google comes out with a mobile search Yahoo! will find people leaving solely because of the Google name.

This means Yahoo’s mobile search engine must not only be easy to use, but also more advanced than Google’s. Yahoo! must now play catch up just to keep its lead. The company may have advanced past Google, but they have a tougher road ahead trying to keep Google back. Once Google announces its own mobile phone search engine, Yahoo! won't have the ability to keep Google’s long legs from skipping past with a simple flick of the ankle.