Facebook Wins 2010 Website Search Hit Race

Facebook Wins 2010 Website Search Hit Race

Netusers use facebook more than any other social media site

followed by Google, Yahoo, Utube, Craigslist, Myspace and Ebay

according to Experian Hitlist & WARC.

From a sociologist/researcher's viewpoint, this is a significant change

because people are connecting, communicating, interacting and

sharing common interests and experiences through social media

sites more than ever before.

People are becoming more comfortable with using computers and

the internet to communicate their needs, beliefs, feelings and ways

of getting things accomplished.

This is a good thing because since the launch of the digital age

especially in the workplace where there is less face-to-face communication

with fellow workers which impacts not only work relationships but family

relationships as well, in a negative sense.

The economic crisis and soaring unemployment rates have caused

families to migrate to other states to find decent work, housing

and education to provide for their family's but more importantly to

feel safe and secure.

Experian Hitlist provides global intelligence information services

"helps business credit risk, prevent fraud, target marketing offers

and automate decision making. Experian also helps individuals to

check their credit report-credit score and protect against identity theft."

This is important information to note because more and more huge

corporations are collectively negotiating and joining forces to be more

competitive, effective and efficient in making the ALL MIGHTY BUCK!

Now get this ... "Experian employs approximately 15,000 people in 40 countries"

"headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, Nottingham, UK; Costa Mesa, Brazil"

and California is the only U.S. city out of 40 foriegn countries.

You do the math!

I predict, beyond 2012 ... corporations such as, Experian Hitlist among other

intelligence services, collectively will use social media networks, such as

Facebook to find consumer information and use it to thier advantage, despite

privacy laws. Presently, social science scholars believe' “Facebook is the key site

of the moment.” ' to study young adults and their social interaction, namely,

"romance." The NY Times

The bottom line ... is consumers or netusers need to becareful about how much

information they provide social media websites; meaning Facebook.

As Facebook grows and takes on the character of other corporate mongrels

in order to stay in the race.

Who knows what will change or potentially to happen to facebook user information.

Michael Smith