Social media sites generated a 4% year-over-year increase in site visitors, according to Hitwise. Indeed, more people visited social media sites in February 2009 than ever before. According to Marketing Charts, when looking at an index of 55 of the most prominent social media sites, Facebook’s number of visitors increased 149% in February 2009 compared with February 2008. The site received the second-highest market share of U.S. visits for the month, with 36.03%. Facebook is attracting a slightly older demographic, as visitors to the site who are age 35 and over have increased 23%.

By Darrell Woody

Gazette Staff Writer