People have many different reasons for collecting and analyzing statistics on popular Internet sites.

The most successful websites provide examples of proven web design techniques.

In addition, successful Internet businesses provide relevant examples for entrepreneurs in many disparate industries.

Highly analytical sites like InternetWorldStats.com provide fascinating information about the most successful modern websites. Though Google ranks highly, Facebook easily earns its place as the most visited website.

Hundreds of millions of people use Facebook to network with friends, family members and business associates. Other social sites like Twitter have extremely loyal followings.

Surprisingly, two Chinese-language sites rank among the most popular addresses in the global Web. Roughly 13% of all Internet users use Baidu every day. This Chinese site mimics Google in many important ways. Despite privacy controversies, QQ.com also ranks highly in the list of popular websites.

This famous site competes directly with global services like Twitter and Facebook. These massive Chinese sites demonstrate China’s relevance in the modern virtual landscape.
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What will Facebook Changes Mean to Marketers and Advertisers?

Everybody’s talking about it so today I am bringing you an important article about the impact the September 2011 Facebook changes may have on your business. The article, written by Steve Olenski has elegantly covered and explained how the new Facebook changes will impact marketers and advertisers using the Facebook ad platform.

It seems that the coveted ‘like’ function is losing some of its importance, while understanding the new Facebook time line may be crucial to success.

This is how the new time line works.

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Is this the most creative Facebook Storyline Video ever?

There have been plenty of Facebook videos made using the storyline of Facebook but have you seen any that are more creative than this one that is shot entirely using a Facebook profile

Cedric Vella uses a Facebook profile as the stage for this Social Media PR video. The video jumps between profile photos, status updates and generally interacts with a Facebook profile over the course of the song.
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