ComScore lastest research shows a 46% increase in Global Search Market Growth in 2009.

2010 will prove to be a good year, IF, companies can balance invest in innovation, developing and growing core offerings, and retaining and managing talent. Not as easy as it sounds.

Comscore reports: ” The total worldwide search market boasted more than 131 billion searches conducted by people age 15 or older from home and work locations in December 2009, representing a 46-percent increase in the past year. This number represents more than 4 billion searches per day, 175 million per hour, and 2.9 million per minute”

Not bad. 2010 is going to be so interesting!