Facebook Increases 700 Percent

Social networking sites continue to expand. Blogging traffic is slipping. Reason is likely the simplicity and ease of short snippets versus longer posts. Probably a good thing. There will continue to be people interested in expressing themselves more broadly, just fewer of them.

' ... Facebook use grows by 700%; maintains top social networking spot Though still well behind Facebook, Twitter gains steam with usage up by nearly 4,000% ... In April, Facebook users spent 13.9 billion minutes on the site, a dramatic hike from the year-earlier total of 1.7 billion minutes, according to a report from The Nielsen Co. The 700% increase let Facebook easily maintain its place atop the social networking business ... '