Facebook outdo Google news?

Discussion in 'Google' started by shakirakoston, Jan 1, 2012.

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    I have not been very active in Facebooking nowadays, that's why I have no idea that Facebook has started posting instructions on making it as your personalized news channel. And in an article I have read, it says that Facebook is actually getting more news traffic than Google News. True or not?
     
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    goldenpearl Active Member

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    Facebook surpassed yahoo in traffic or so they say a while back. Depends on what figures you look at or who you believe. If that is the case then it puts google at number 1 yet, facebook number 2, and yahoo number 3. What the separation between google and facebook is I have no idea. Facebook is not that old compared to both yahoo and google. To reach that mark in a short time all over social networking is fairly impressive.
     
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    FFMG Well-Known Member

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    I use Facebook from time to time, but I have not seen those instructions. I know you can follow RSS feeds as well as news 'pages', (if you want to).
    Can you point us to that article you are talking about?

    I also doubt that Facebook is now bigger than Google in term of traffic, (unique visits or time spent on site?)

    Looking at Alexa[/ur], (I know it is a very bad tool, but I think it is a good yardstick for top sites), Google is still doing better than Facebook.
    Yahoo has been 3rd for over a year now.

    FFMG
     
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    chinasa Peon

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    Facebook is supposed to be able to get more news traffic because of the amount of people who visit the social network everyday.
     
    chinasa, Jan 2, 2012 IP
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    Google news is better than others
     
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    Facebook is just amazing and it becomes more stronger in coming days. Facebook is the first website one access while online.
     
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