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| Google and Facebook top 2011's most visited sites in US | Google and Facebook top 2011's most visited sites in US |
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| Google was the most popular website with US users in 2011 but Facebook was not far behind, according to market researchers. | |
| Nielsen suggests more than 153 million visitors clicked onto Google branded pages each month, as Facebook attracted close to 138 million visitors. | |
| Yahoo came third with about 130 million visitors each month. | |
| But analysts warned Yahoo's tally might be at risk if young people continued to turn away from web-based email. | |
| The study is based on data collected between January and October and included visits from home and work computers. It involved a sample from a global panel of 200,000 people. | The study is based on data collected between January and October and included visits from home and work computers. It involved a sample from a global panel of 200,000 people. |
| Social networks | Social networks |
| Although Google trumped Facebook as the most popular web brand, the search giant's Google+ network came far behind Mark Zuckerberg's site in Nielsen's ranking of the most popular social networks and blogs. | Although Google trumped Facebook as the most popular web brand, the search giant's Google+ network came far behind Mark Zuckerberg's site in Nielsen's ranking of the most popular social networks and blogs. |
| Google+ came eighth in the list with 8.02m unique monthly visitors. | Google+ came eighth in the list with 8.02m unique monthly visitors. |
| That also put it behind Google's weblog publishing tool Blogger, as well as Twitter, Wordspace, Myspace, Linkedin and Tumblr. | That also put it behind Google's weblog publishing tool Blogger, as well as Twitter, Wordspace, Myspace, Linkedin and Tumblr. |
| Google's YouTube was identified as the most popular destination for online videos, attracting more than three times the number of monthly visitors as the music video service Vevo. | Google's YouTube was identified as the most popular destination for online videos, attracting more than three times the number of monthly visitors as the music video service Vevo. |
| While Yahoo maintained its position as one of the top three web brands, an earlier study cast doubt over its ability to retain the position over coming years. | While Yahoo maintained its position as one of the top three web brands, an earlier study cast doubt over its ability to retain the position over coming years. |
| Web-based email | Web-based email |
| Research by Comscore suggests US-based 12- to 17-year-olds spent 30% less time using web-based email between November 2010 and the same month this year. | |
| Usage among those aged 18 to 24 fell by 21%, and was down by 1% in the 25 to 34 age bracket. Usage was up among older age groups. | Usage among those aged 18 to 24 fell by 21%, and was down by 1% in the 25 to 34 age bracket. Usage was up among older age groups. |
| Internet analysts said this was a worrying trend. | Internet analysts said this was a worrying trend. |
| "Yahoo's basic problem is that people are no longer looking for an all-you-can-eat service and instead want best-in-breed," said Ian Maude from Enders Analysis. | "Yahoo's basic problem is that people are no longer looking for an all-you-can-eat service and instead want best-in-breed," said Ian Maude from Enders Analysis. |
| "For social networks that is Facebook, for search it's Google. | "For social networks that is Facebook, for search it's Google. |
| "Email is a front door to Yahoo and if people are no longer using their service it will affect them more broadly. If Comscore's data is an early indicator of a growing trend they have a major problem." | "Email is a front door to Yahoo and if people are no longer using their service it will affect them more broadly. If Comscore's data is an early indicator of a growing trend they have a major problem." |