The government's plan to stimulate spending by sending out checks may or may not have worked - new Hitwise data doesn't help a lot there. But other stats indicate that Google fans are a little more prone than Yahoo users to pump money into the online economy.
Let's start with the uncertainties. Although traffic to Hitwise's Shopping & Classifieds category has increased significantly since May of last year, people can just as easily click on things after eating ramen as they can after consuming filet mignon.
Also, even though the rebates were only recently mailed,
So on to the Google-Yahoo split for a little more in the way of solid answers.
We can suggest one reason for this: if Yahoo users are also Yahoo investors, they're losing a lot of money thanks to the performance of the company's stock. Regardless, the spending trend's another indicator that Google edges out its new partner in a lot of ways.
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