Wednesday 29 December 2010

Facebook is No. 1 in yet another category: Searched term

In a year in which its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, was namedTime's person of the year, and a major motion picture based on its origin was a runaway hit, Facebook has another honor.
Market researcher Experian Hitwise just anointed "Facebook" as the top searched term in 2010, based on data from January to November. (http://bit.ly/i7Hrg2)
It is the second year the social-networking power was No. 1, this year accounting for 2.1% of all U.S. searches.
What is more, four variations of the term "facebook" were among the top 10 terms, comprising 3.5% of all searches.
UPDATE: Google properties accounted for 9.85% of U.S. visits, good for top spot. Facebook properties came in at 8.93