Vertical search engine revenue $1 billion by 2009

Revenue from Vertical search engines are projected to reach $1 billion by 2009, this is according to white paper titled “The Emerging Opportunity in Vertical Search,” by Slack Barshinger and SearchChannel.

The paper analyzes 38 b-to-b vertical search engines serving two dozen industries, including agriculture and technology. In the past six months b-to-b vertical search engines grew by 26% . Among the search engines studied were Business.com, SearchFinance, ThomasNet and Zibb.

“The vertical search engine landscape has witnessed rapid change over the past year, and we think growth in this online segment will continue to soar,” said Bill Furlong, president and partner of SearchChannel, in a statement.

SearchChannel is a vertical applications services provider that specializes in developing search engines for media companies. Slack Barshinger is an integrated marketing communications agency.