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Facebook Market Share Falls, Per Hitwise
Feb 26, 2008, 7:16 AM
Is Facebook fatigue setting in? The social networking site's share of Web traffic fell 27% last week from its peak during the holiday season, according to Hitwise.
With a large portion of traffic still coming from college-age users (40% between 18 and 24), Hitwise says the drop could be tied to school-year schedules. But it also suggests the decline could reflect growing disenchantment with a torrent of friend and application invites on Facebook.
The site also made it easier this month for people to quit membership. The Hitwise data follows comScore's January report showing a slight dip in Facebook's traffic. But it looks like the site experienced a similar mid-winter lull last year before resuming steady growth for the rest of 2007. So don't give up your Scrabulous game just yet.
--Mark Walsh
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