Whether just breaking a tend or setting a new one, last week Facebook topped Google as the most visited web site for the first time during a non-holiday period. TechNewsDaily reports on statistics from web analytics firm Hitwise that found Facebook visits skyrocketed last week by 185 percent in period-over-period comparison, beating out Google. The firm said Google visits increased by only nine percent in the same period. Together the two sites accounted for fourteen percent of all web site visits during the week. Previously, Facebook had only logged more visits than Google on a few recent holidays including Christmas and New Year’s. TechNewsDaily says the boost in Facebook visits might be related to the recent redesign that included making the social site s search function more prominent. The outlet cites figures from another source, comScore, that found searches on Facebook grew by ten percent in January compared to the month prior.
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