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Forget those little guys like Yahoo and Google. According to a new report released by internet analysis company, Hitwise, Facebook is the most searched for website in the U.S. Last month Facebook commanded 2.8 percent of all U.S. based search traffic, ahead of second place Google which had 2.40 percent. Yahoo, Craigslist and MySpace rounded out the top five. Hitwise also highlights the trends between Facebook and social network rival,… Read More

When offered the choice between looking for information on the Web, or looking at pictures of friends, pasting song lyrics into status messages and raising virtual produce, most people apparently choose the latter. So we can deduce from the latest Web statistics, which show Facebook officially outpacing Google as the most popular Web site in the United States this week. The global analytics firm Hitwise announced on Monday that Facebook edged… Read More

The online classifieds market is on a high. While online advertising in general is in decline because of the recession, classifieds are growing. According to Hitwise, visits to online classified sites are up 84% over the same time in 2008. In fact, Craigslist was the most searched term in March, beating out MySpace, which had held the title for the previous 16 months. Heather Dougherty, Hitwise research director, said: "Consumers… Read More