Facebook tops Google as most visited site

Facebook surpassed Google for the first time as the most visited website in the United States.

Facebook surpassed Google for the first time as the most visited website in the United States for most of 2010.

The social network site edged out Google.com with 8.9 per cent of all US visits between January and November 2010,while Google.com ranked second with about 7.2 per cent of all visits,according to online measurement service Experian Hitwise.

Facebook’s move to the top spot shows just how quickly the site has grown in popularity. Within the span of six years,Facebook has become the world’s largest Web social network with roughly half a billion users worldwide.

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Google.com dominated the top spot as the most visited website in the United States in 2009 and 2008. News Corp’s MySpace was the No. 1 visited website in 2007. It is ranked No. 7.

However,when all of Google’s properties are considered — such as YouTube and email,for instance — Google still reigns as the most visited site at 9.9 per cent between January and November 2010. Facebook follows at 8.9 per cent. Yahoo and all of its properties ranked third at 8.1 per cent.

PM Modi offers condolences, Kurnool bus fire tragedy

PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh ex gratia for families of victims, Rs 50,000 for injured

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday expresses deep condolences to those affected in the Kurnool bus fire tragedy that claimed lives of at least 12 people. He also offered an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF that would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs 50,000.

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