Facebook was
the most visited Web site in the U.S. during the week ending March 13,
surpassing Google for an entire week for the first time, online metrics
firm Hitwise said.
Facebook had previously been able to attract
more visitors than Google on Christmas and New Year's Day, as well as
the weekend of March 6, said Heather Dougherty, director of research at
Hitwise, in a blog post.
Facebook's market share of visits
is up from 185 percent a year ago, compared with a 9 percent gain for
Google, Dougherty said. According to Hitwise, Facebook and Google
captured a combined 14 percent of all Internet traffic last week.
Kentucky-based
Realtor Mike Parker displays his listings on Facebook using a feed from
Realtor.com, but says the best use of social networking is expanding
your network of contacts building personal relationship.