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Facebook Officially Surpasses MySpace’s Domestic Traffic
All Facebook —
... While we’ve been saying that Facebook surpassed MySpace in domestic traffic for some time now, today it finally became Techcrunch certified thanks to new comScore numbers which came out today. The company continues to grow by leaps and bounds and has most likely surpassed 250 million users by now. Alexa continues to show the company growing at a tremendous pace, beyond levels that any social platform has previously accomplished. ...
Breakfast briefing: Dark days as MySpace suffers a total eclipse
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk —
... we reported last week - the news just got a little worse. Techcrunch reports figures from ComScore suggesting that Facebook has now overtaken its competitor in the home US market, one of the few places that MySpace was still in the lead. ...
Comscore: Facebook Now Bigger Than MySpace in U.S.
AppScout —
... And as TechCrunch points out, the recent addition of vanity URLs for Facebook (available now for some time on MySpace), will likely further the trend. ...
comScore: Facebook Catches MySpace in U.S.
WebProNews Feed —
... Owen Van Natta, Erick Schonfeld reports, "Facebook is now as large as MySpace in the U.S., according to May data released today by comScore. Facebook actually passed MySpace by a smidgeon, with 70.278 million unique visitors compared to MySpace's 70.255 million." ...
Facebook Overtakes MySpace
GEARFUSE —
... with 70.278 million unique visitors compared to MySpace’s 70.255 million. So close, but I think we can officially declare the ‘Book the winner of the social networking wars. Link
Facebook Beats MySpace in the US
Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim —
... even if the difference—0.03%—is well within the margin of error, the point stands: Facebook has at least caught up with, if not surpassed, MySpace in the US.
Facebook has long dominated the world in the social networking sphere—just a few months ago, Nielsen pointed out that they’re the most popular social network in almost every country. But until now, MySpace has held on to its lead in the US.
TechCrunch’s Erick Schonfeld says that the trend isn’t likely to change in the future:
Don’t expect ...
MySpace Lays Off 30%, Braces for Comeback Battle
Wired: Epicenter —
... Anything is possible in the crazy world of digital business but this week’s one-two punch is not a good harbinger for MySpace, which Comscore says fell to number-two last month after a long, steady climb by Facebook that looks anything like a reversablde spike in interest by the whimsical internet mob. We don’t predict failure or success here but the record of comebacks by once high-flying internet companies that have slipped is short to non-existent. They get bought (MySpace has already been sold once, to News Corp); get bought and then spun off and try to reinvent ...
So Long, MySpace; Facebook Finally Catches up in the US
Maximum PC all RSS Feed —
... Move over MySpace, and make room for Facebook. In fact, just get out of the way. According to May data released by comScore, Facebook has finally leapfrogged ahead of MySpace in the U.S. by claiming 70.278 million unique visitors compared to the latter's 70.255 million hits. ...
How To Save MySpace: The Seven-Step Plan
paidContent —
... . They attract over 70 million people a month (just in the US), and by most accounts are still one of the 10 most popular sites in the world. They also have a new management team, that’s headed up in part by ...
