Where can I find examples or stories of how businesses used search
engines to benefit; i.e. businesses using search engines to find
employment, competitive intelligence, increase sales, etc..  I do not
need information on how companies COULD benefit, instead I need
real-life stories of companies benefitting(or even trying to benefit)
from search engine usage in any way.

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