Facebook has become the most-visited site in the US after beating former titleholder Google.
The popular social networking page toppled the search giant after accounting for 7.07 per cent of all US web traffic compared to Google's 7.03 per cent, web analysts Hitwise revealed.
Best Invention of the Past Decade: Britain Roots for Facebook
The iPhone came second, followed by networking website Twitter.
The iPhone came second, followed by networking website Twitter.
He added: "People want information from friends they trust, versus the anonymity of a search engine."
The research did not include other Google services such as Gmail and YouTube.
Facebook Goes to the Dogs - and Cats and Birds and Others!
Social networking site Facebook is said to literally be going to the dogs - and cats too, as pet owners create profiles for their furry friends.
Social networking site Facebook is said to literally be going to the dogs - and cats too, as pet owners create profiles for their furry friends.
SRM
Facebook Lite: Upscale, Fast and Stripped to Its Bare Minimum
Social networking site Facebook has launched a slimmed-down version of its site for people with slow or poor Internet connections, and it is currently available only in India and the US.
Social networking site Facebook has launched a slimmed-down version of its site for people with slow or poor Internet connections, and it is currently available only in India and the US.
Google Named 'Word of the Decade'
At its annual Word of the Year vote, Google has been named the word of the decade by a group of American speech scholars, the American Dialect Society (ADS)
At its annual Word of the Year vote, Google has been named the word of the decade by a group of American speech scholars, the American Dialect Society (ADS)
