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Social Networking Now Trumps Email: Nielsen

Social networking explosion attracting users but not advertisers

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 10, 2009 5:47 AM CDT

(Newser) – Social networking has become more popular than email—but that popularity hasn't translated into profitability, a new Nielsen study finds. Social networking "member communities" such as Facebook are now the most popular Internet activity, according to Nielsen's figures, attracting 67% of global Internet users...   Read full story »

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