25% of all internet traffic is for Facebook

Jasvox · 11-20-2010, 12:53 AM

I dont know if this is interesting or just sad...you decide.

Facebook Accounts for 25% of All U.S. Pageviews - Yahoo! News

Jason

pxpaulx · 11-20-2010, 01:24 AM

With the amount of corporate pages running on facebook, coupled with all of the time wasting games, quizzes and other junk, it seems to me facebook has half become it's own sub-Internet. I guess that stat isn't terribly surprising! Considering the random short blurbs facebook posts tend to have become, I personally prefer twitter's cut-to-the-chase mentality.

jogiba · 11-20-2010, 06:35 AM

Walmart | Facebook

WalmartSpecials (WalmartSpecials) on Twitter

pxpaulx · 11-20-2010, 07:11 AM

The good thing abot corporations on twitter is that all they can muster in a post is 'here are our specials - link.'

ve2vfd · 11-20-2010, 08:36 AM

25% is Facebook... the rest is porn? =D

lithos · 11-20-2010, 09:08 AM - **1 Like**

According to RIAA, 12146% of the internet is pirated music.

Parallax · 11-20-2010, 09:14 AM

Originally posted by ve2vfd

25% is Facebook... the rest is porn? =D

I was thinking the same thing. I saw a statistic a few years ago that said 60% was porn. 60% + 25% only leaves 15% for everything else, so you aren't far off, Pat.

lithos · 11-20-2010, 09:30 AM

Don't knock porn.

How the hell else would JPEG compression take off?

r0ckstarr · 11-21-2010, 12:36 AM

None of those 25% pageviews came from me. I don't do facebook. Never cared for that, myspace, or any other similar social sites where people spend countless hours posting random flashing .gif's to other peoples pages.

newarts · 11-21-2010, 05:47 AM

I do not understand the popularity of Facebook. I have tried, and look at my page daily at least. It is boring.

My Facebook news page has little meaningful info on it; what's there is mostly out-of-context comments by "Friends" about people I don't know. Mostly, I have no idea of what these comments about people I don't know mean.

This is on one column down the center of the page, so typically only 4-5 main entries with 2 very brief comments each are shown; this is insufficient space for the development of any logical theme or discussion. Mostly the page is white space.

I guess communication between people has degenerated to one or two sentence cute, context free, blurbs.

Unfortunately, life is more complex than can be expressed in 140 character broadcasts.

So why the popularity?

Dave

Disclaimer: I am an old man.

SuperAkuma · 11-21-2010, 09:16 PM

Originally posted by newarts

I do not understand the popularity of Facebook. I have tried, and look at my page daily at least. It is boring.

My Facebook news page has little meaningful info on it; what's there is mostly out-of-context comments by "Friends" about people I don't know. Mostly, I have no idea of what these comments about people I don't know mean.

This is on one column down the center of the page, so typically only 4-5 main entries with 2 very brief comments each are shown; this is insufficient space for the development of any logical theme or discussion. Mostly the page is white space.

I guess communication between people has degenerated to one or two sentence cute, context free, blurbs.

Unfortunately, life is more complex than can be expressed in 140 character broadcasts.

So why the popularity?

Dave

Disclaimer: I am an old man.

You are talking about twitter not facebook.
I still don't understand the point of twitter. The feed comes in so fast that it does not make sense.

Facebook on the other hand is useful. I use it to promote and show off my work and sometimes get some paid work for it. Also it is a great way to keep in touch with friends from long distance or old high school friends. Although I use FB and check it everyday, I am not one of those people(aka my wife) who is on it every minute they get a chance to check to see what there friends are doing.

SpecialK · 11-21-2010, 09:51 PM

Quote:

None of those 25% pageviews came from me. I don't do facebook. Never cared for that, myspace, or any other similar social sites where people spend countless hours posting random flashing .gif's to other peoples pages.

Much better to spend time at the pinnacle of social interaction - a forum.
:ugh:

r0ckstarr · 11-21-2010, 10:06 PM

Originally posted by SpecialK

Much better to spend time at the pinnacle of social interaction - a forum.
:ugh:

lol, but there's a difference. After browsing facebook, I feel dumber. After browsing here, I get smarter.

Manel Brand · 11-21-2010, 11:55 PM

Originally posted by Jasvox

I dont know if this is interesting or just sad...you decide.

Interesting enough but sad for sure... some more food for thought:

Florida Mother Kills Child While Playing Farmville - News - GameInformer.com

**Ash** · 11-22-2010, 12:48 AM

Originally posted by r0ckstarr

lol, but there's a difference. After browsing facebook, I feel dumber. After browsing here, I get smarter.

And like alcohol it's been known to cause a few break-ups and conceptions.

11-20-2010, 12:53 AM	#1
Jasvox Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 3,107	25% of all internet traffic is for Facebook I dont know if this is interesting or just sad...you decide. Facebook Accounts for 25% of All U.S. Pageviews - Yahoo! News Jason

11-20-2010, 06:35 AM	#3
jogiba Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Millstone,NJ Posts: 6,491	Most companies are on Facebook & Twitter Walmart \| Facebook WalmartSpecials (WalmartSpecials) on Twitter

11-21-2010, 11:55 PM	#14
Manel Brand Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Porto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 853	Originally posted by Jasvox I dont know if this is interesting or just sad...you decide. Interesting enough but sad for sure... some more food for thought: Florida Mother Kills Child While Playing Farmville - News - GameInformer.com Last edited by Manel Brand; 11-21-2010 at 11:58 PM. Reason: some typos

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11-20-2010, 01:24 AM	#2
pxpaulx Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 2,867	With the amount of corporate pages running on facebook, coupled with all of the time wasting games, quizzes and other junk, it seems to me facebook has half become it's own sub-Internet. I guess that stat isn't terribly surprising! Considering the random short blurbs facebook posts tend to have become, I personally prefer twitter's cut-to-the-chase mentality.

11-20-2010, 07:11 AM	#4
pxpaulx Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 2,867	The good thing abot corporations on twitter is that all they can muster in a post is 'here are our specials - link.'

11-20-2010, 08:36 AM	#5
ve2vfd Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,433	25% is Facebook... the rest is porn? =D

11-20-2010, 09:08 AM - 1 Like	#6
lithos Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brisbane, QLD, AUS Posts: 3,261	According to RIAA, 12146% of the internet is pirated music.

11-20-2010, 09:14 AM	#7
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,332	Originally posted by ve2vfd 25% is Facebook... the rest is porn? =D I was thinking the same thing. I saw a statistic a few years ago that said 60% was porn. 60% + 25% only leaves 15% for everything else, so you aren't far off, Pat.

11-20-2010, 09:30 AM	#8
lithos Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brisbane, QLD, AUS Posts: 3,261	Don't knock porn. How the hell else would JPEG compression take off?

11-21-2010, 12:36 AM	#9
r0ckstarr Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,507	None of those 25% pageviews came from me. I don't do facebook. Never cared for that, myspace, or any other similar social sites where people spend countless hours posting random flashing .gif's to other peoples pages.

11-21-2010, 05:47 AM	#10
newarts Inactive Account Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ames, Iowa, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 2,965	I do not understand the popularity of Facebook. I have tried, and look at my page daily at least. It is boring. My Facebook news page has little meaningful info on it; what's there is mostly out-of-context comments by "Friends" about people I don't know. Mostly, I have no idea of what these comments about people I don't know mean. This is on one column down the center of the page, so typically only 4-5 main entries with 2 very brief comments each are shown; this is insufficient space for the development of any logical theme or discussion. Mostly the page is white space. I guess communication between people has degenerated to one or two sentence cute, context free, blurbs. Unfortunately, life is more complex than can be expressed in 140 character broadcasts. So why the popularity? Dave Disclaimer: I am an old man.

11-21-2010, 09:16 PM	#11
SuperAkuma Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 445	Originally posted by newarts I do not understand the popularity of Facebook. I have tried, and look at my page daily at least. It is boring. My Facebook news page has little meaningful info on it; what's there is mostly out-of-context comments by "Friends" about people I don't know. Mostly, I have no idea of what these comments about people I don't know mean. This is on one column down the center of the page, so typically only 4-5 main entries with 2 very brief comments each are shown; this is insufficient space for the development of any logical theme or discussion. Mostly the page is white space. I guess communication between people has degenerated to one or two sentence cute, context free, blurbs. Unfortunately, life is more complex than can be expressed in 140 character broadcasts. So why the popularity? Dave Disclaimer: I am an old man. You are talking about twitter not facebook. I still don't understand the point of twitter. The feed comes in so fast that it does not make sense. Facebook on the other hand is useful. I use it to promote and show off my work and sometimes get some paid work for it. Also it is a great way to keep in touch with friends from long distance or old high school friends. Although I use FB and check it everyday, I am not one of those people(aka my wife) who is on it every minute they get a chance to check to see what there friends are doing.

11-21-2010, 09:51 PM	#12
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,481	Quote: None of those 25% pageviews came from me. I don't do facebook. Never cared for that, myspace, or any other similar social sites where people spend countless hours posting random flashing .gif's to other peoples pages. Much better to spend time at the pinnacle of social interaction - a forum. :ugh:

11-21-2010, 10:06 PM	#13
r0ckstarr Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,507	Originally posted by SpecialK Much better to spend time at the pinnacle of social interaction - a forum. :ugh: lol, but there's a difference. After browsing facebook, I feel dumber. After browsing here, I get smarter.

11-22-2010, 12:48 AM	#15
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Originally posted by r0ckstarr lol, but there's a difference. After browsing facebook, I feel dumber. After browsing here, I get smarter. And like alcohol it's been known to cause a few break-ups and conceptions.