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Facebook Grows, Others Stagnate; Interaction Levels Steady

Published on June 16, 2010  

Most social networking sites have lost active users in the past six months, but Facebook has bucked that trend, a new study finds.

Eight out of ten active social media users (80%) have an account on Facebook, up from 71% six months earlier, and among them 54% visit Facebook at least once a day, according to a survey from Performics, conducted by ROI Research.


Meanwhile, other major social networks have lost active users. For example, 19% of social media users have an active Twitter account, down from 22% six months earlier. The greatest decline among the social sites studied has been that of Windows Live, the study found.

Below, other findings from the Performics study, S-Net (The Impact of Social Media).


Four out of ten active Facebook users (41%) say the site is a good way to get information about companies and products (40% said so six months earlier).

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  • by Ian R Clayton Wed Jun 16, 2010 via web

    we can attest to the fact that Facebook is working for travel business. many of our AXSES clients are offering special rates to their Facebook fans using the http://arcResBookings.com publishing system that will publish hotel and travel products, rooms, photos, rates, special deals and booking widgets directly onto Facebook pages -

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