Top 10 Sites & Search Terms in 2010

Social media hit critical mass and dominated search terms and websites visited in 2010. Facebook surpassed Google as the more frequently visited website of the year. Google dropped to second place, and was likely mechanism to get into Facebook accounts.

According to Experian Hitwise, “facebook”, “facebook login”, “facebook,.com and www.facebook.com” comprised 4 of the top 10 most-searched terms; youtube, craigslist, myspace, ebay, yahoo and mapquest rounded out the list.

If Facebook was a country, it would be approximately the 4th largest in the world. Reach and mass scale have been clearly established. As Facebook continues to violate the privacy of its members, it’s makes targeted advertising a marketer’s dream…