MySpace #1 US Destination Last Week 381
An anonymous reader writes "Hitwise is reporting that MySpace has reached the top, surpassing Yahoo! Mail as the most visited site on the internet for US users. Seeing a 4300% increase in visits in just two short years, this internet sensation has come quite a long ways. From the article: 'To put MySpace's growth in perspective, if we look back to July 2004 myspace.com represented only .1% of all Internet visits. This time last year myspace.com represented 1.9% of all Internet visits. With the week ending July 8, 2006 market share figure of 4.5% of all the US Internet visits.'"
In Unrelated News... (Score:5, Funny)
Reminds me of this old joke (Score:5, Funny)
So this means... (Score:5, Funny)
the downhill trend of quality of life continues
YESSZZ OMG OMG this is the rockz0rx (Score:5, Funny)
THES IS out the ass omg OMG I am speechless
LOng live EMO! peace and love to all. and BOOBIES!
yours,
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MySpace replacement (Score:4, Funny)
Project Goal: Obtain "A Life" and do something with it once obtained.
Probability of success:
(World Population - Number of people on MySpace) / World Population
Really? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:counting hits? (Score:4, Funny)
And more importantly, does Netcraft confirm it?
Re:blwh (Score:5, Funny)
You must be new here.
Prediction: (Score:5, Funny)
not a problem (Score:5, Funny)
The "children" are FBI agents.
Re:Not again (Score:5, Funny)
Re:blwh (Score:2, Funny)
Re:blwh (Score:5, Funny)
You'll notice the timing of the traffic surge with recent terrorist event and subsequent legislation.
It's mostly just PATRIOT act research by the gummint to check out prospective employees.
Re:In Unrelated News... (Score:3, Funny)
Good question about the bot traffic though. I know i get more spam from myspace than any other site i visit.
Re:blwh (Score:5, Funny)
Wow. That's two of you this evening!
Re:Reminds me of this old joke (Score:3, Funny)
SURVEY: MAJORITY OF WEB USERS ARE
FBI AGENTS POSING AS TEENAGE GIRLS
Survey Shows Evolving Web No Longer Dominated by Male Techies
NEW YORK, N.Y. (SatireWire.com) -- The Internet reached a demographic milestone this week as a new study revealed that for the first time, the majority of U.S. Internet users are FBI agents posing as teenage girls.
The report, by research firm Media Metrix, marks the first time the demographic group known as "males" has not been in the majority. Chart of FBI Undercover Agents as Percent of All Web Users
According to the survey, which tracked online usage from January through July, 50.4 percent of U.S. Web users -- or nearly 38 million -- are FBI agents posing as teenage girls. That's still below the percentage of FBI agents posing as teenage girls in the overall population, which according to U.S. Census figures is 55.7 percent. However, the report noted that FBI agents posing as teenage girls represent the fastest growing segment of Web users, increasing 185 percent in the past 12 months.
"This study reveals that the Internet has come of age as a practical medium and is no longer dominated by the male techie crowd," said Randall Stinson, editor of American Demographics magazine. `These newcomers are saying, 'The Internet is about more than being a geek. It's about shopping and staying in touch with family and posing as a little girl to apprehend geeks.'"
Web sites catering to teenage girls corroborated the findings. "At least half" of Gurl.com's 1.3 million unique monthly visitors are FBI agents posing as teenage girls, said Gurl.com spokesperson Helen Kattrall. "It's easy to tell the difference," she said. "Real teens chat with each other about boys and school and celebrities. But FBI agents posing as teenage girls are never interested in girl-talk. They tend to write things like, 'Hi, I'm Emily. I'm almost 13, and I'm looking for a father figure willing to cross state lines.'"
In a statement, the FBI disputed the study's findings and insisted its agents are not working on that many cases. However, the bureau conceded it cannot rule out the possibility that some agents are posing as teenage girls in their free time.
In other survey findings:
More than 60 percent of female respondents say cybersex is equivalent to infidelity, but a staggering 92 percent of FBI agents posing as teenage girls approve of cybersex as long as it leads to an arrest and conviction.
Nearly one third of pedophiles say they actually go to teen sites in hopes of meeting FBI agents.
Four out of five men say they watch women's gymnastics and figure skating for the athleticism. Nine out of ten women say they are lying.
Re:blwh (Score:5, Funny)
Darwinian... (Score:3, Funny)
Law of Evolution at work. I think I just began hating that site a bit less.
Call me troll all you want, in ancient times these people would throw rocks at bears or play with scorpions. Nowadays they electrocute themselves with toasters and post their personal data to myspace. The gene pool profits.
And in other news suicide is up. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:In Unrelated News... (Score:1, Funny)
And nothing says "I love you like a spatula."
Re:"Seeing a 4300% increase in visits in just two. (Score:5, Funny)
That would only be an increase of 4200%.
Re:Narcissism (Score:3, Funny)
God I hope not.
I just realized... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:What can we learn from this? (Score:2, Funny)
However, if anyone wants to build a "B Ark" offering free seats to Myspace users and then blast them all off into space, they would have my full support.
Re:blwh (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Reminds me of this old joke (Score:5, Funny)
The Internet: Where men are men, women are men, and children are federal agents.
Re:blwh (Score:3, Funny)
I think you need to readjust your frequency there, Kenneth.
how about this (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Having a unique name really sucks (Score:2, Funny)
Really? I like Nirvana, Douglas Adams, and rocket propelled grenades too.