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Around the Web 1.23.09: Samsung's loss, DTV's delay and Facebook's spike
L.A. Times Tech Blog —
... or so says AMD. CNet
-- Maybe that's because some people who bought netbooks are unhappy with them. Ars Technica
-- Printable semiconductors may one day let you roll up your PC screen. ITNews
-- Closer at hand is Aptera's 2e electric car, promised for an October rollout. Wired
-- Who's social now? Facebook takes off, while MySpace stagnates. TechCrunch
-- Word of the day: Brodown. Look it up, yo. Urban ...
Facebook now twice as big as MySpace? Oh boy
The Social —
... On Thursday, TechCrunch posted new statistics from ComScore that show Facebook now pulling in nearly twice as many unique visitors worldwide as its News Corp.-owned competitor. ...
Facebook now twice as big as MySpace? Oh boy
Webware.com —
... The blogosphere's love affair with Facebook-MySpace traffic wars just won't stop. On Thursday, TechCrunch posted new statistics from ComScore that show Facebook now pulls in nearly twice as many unique visitors worldwide as its News Corp.-owned competitor. 222 million people visited Facebook worldwide in December (keep in mind that the social network pegs its active user count somewhere just north of 150 million these days) versus 125 million for MySpace. ...
Facebook: Double the Pleasure, Double the Fun of MySpace
All Facebook —
... We already knew that Facebook was larger than MySpace globally, but according to new comScore numbers published by Techcrunch, Facebook is now double the size of MySpace. MySpace doesn’t seem to mind though. Quotes provided to both Techcrunch and CNet emphasize the company’s focus on monetization over growth. Facebook in contrast is infamous for their continued focus on growth despite a breakthrough revenue model. ...
Facebook Hits Double MySpace's Numbers Worldwide
AppScout —
... Facebook is also pulling in a lot more page views--80 billion to MySpace's 43 billion. It's a fairly dramatic change. As TechCrunch points out, the two sites were getting around the same traffic six months ago. ...
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Furrier.org - John Furrier's Personal Blog —
Comscore: Facebook Hit 220 Million Worldwide Uniques in December
Inside Facebook —
... in December, a 10% increase from November’s 200 million. By contrast, MySpace added 4 million uniques in December, up to 125 million. Over 20% of people on the Internet worldwide visited Facebook in December according to Comscore, TechCrunch reports. Facebook itself reports ...
RB Weekly Highlights: Facebook is now Two Times Bigger than MySpace
(Obsolete Feed) —
... Facebook is now two times bigger the size of MySpace, and so TechCrunch reported based on the latest ComScore Metrics. If you’re still not convince, the figures say in December Facebook was able to pull in 222 million visitors. Compared with the 200 million unique worldwide visitors it had in November 2000, this amounts to a 10.8% month-over-month growth rate. And another way of looking it is that 22% of the total internet users visited Facebook in December. As for MySpace’s visitors, well it’s only around 125 million. ...
Facebook beats MySpace 2:1 in number of visitors
Obsessable News Feed —
... We hope you're comfortable with a world that changes quickly, because on the internet not even the greatest successes can stay on top for long. Case in point: MySpace (launched in 2003), the first hugely successful social network, has been surpassed by six-month younger Facebook. Part of the reason for MySpace's past dominance was Facebook's policies about who could sign up and create a profile, but over the years Facebook has eased its restrictions. First only college students could join, then it was opened up to high school students, and then to everyone. ...
Facebook rules the web according to new statistics
Gadgetell —
... United States according to page view data and time spent on the website. These statistics indicate though that this year, Facebook may surpass MySpace in the United States as well.
Although Facebook leads on a global level, MySpace is faring financially better. Due to the News Corporation investment, the site has pulled in more revenue than Facebook. Facebook still faces the challenge of developing ways to monopolize on their bigger audience.
Read [Tech Crunch]
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