According to figures from Experian Hitwise, in May 2010 social networks accounted for 11.88% of all internet traffic in the UK, topping total search engine hits (including Google, Yahoo, Bing, and others), which accounted for only 11.33% of internet traffic. As reported on Mediapost, in the past UK online behaviors have foreshadowed or mirrored similar changes in the US, so it’s not surprising that Facebook passed Google in terms of Web site hits in the U.S., with the social net taking 7.07% of Web traffic versus 7.03% for the search engine during the week ending March 13.
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