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Is facebook worth more than google

by Patrick Vikus
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Facebook made the top of the list for the second year in a row. This data led many media outlets to claim that Facebook has finally beaten Google and taken over the internet. But is search term data really that meaningful in determining who is winning the internet war?
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  • Profile picture of the author fineholm
    Hey seoforu you are right they can't compare.
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  • Profile picture of the author nancyjan
    both are different type of website, we can,t compare both.
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  • Profile picture of the author amrish2338
    Google is on the top of alexa and facebook on second position
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  • Profile picture of the author simonbuzz
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    As everyone said these two sites are not similar so Google is no.1 in it's place and Facebook is no.1 for social networking sites...
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  • Profile picture of the author Charlie299
    I think the difference is that Facebook, no matter what people say, is a trend. Just as Myspace did, eventually FB will go away and everyone will ever wonder why they used it. That's unless they do some major changes and keep people interested.

    Google on the other hand isn't going anywhere anytime soon. They just have their hand in too many things to just disappear.

    Imagine what you would be more lost without... Google or Facebook? I don't know about you, but I'd be much more lost and out of business if Google wasn't around
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  • Profile picture of the author aktive8
    they both are different website
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  • Profile picture of the author MIRENGE
    i thinks that Google is a search engine and facebook is a social network,thus you can not compare the two.
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  • Profile picture of the author VladWorks
    Both completely different type of traffic/users.

    Google users are looking for information or to buy products based on search terms.

    Facebook users are there to connect with other users and see what they are upto on the internet.

    Which one has more value? I think both are needed.
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    • Profile picture of the author t903
      Not even close, Google has branched out beyond just being a search engine, even into Facebook's market of being a social networking site.
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  • Profile picture of the author RevSEO
    Both are equally valuable in their own ways. Although at the end of the day I believe that Google is more valuable. That's not only due to user intent but because of the broad scope that Google currently has. They not only have search, but email, and a variety of other services with hundreds of million of users. Those users, as mentioned in this thread, have a whole different "intent" than the users that visit Facebook.
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  • Profile picture of the author WilliamBLee
    If we talking about the present so facebook worth more than the google.
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    • Profile picture of the author paulgl
      Come on people. This makes no sense.

      Google is a muilti-billion dollar empire. They have interests in every
      area of the world. They own everything from wind farms to
      other internet companies.

      They own youtube and blogspot. Maybe people forget that. Now
      how many sites does google have in the top

      Google had revenue of over $9 billion in the latest quarter.

      Maybe you should do some research about what facebook
      has done. It might surprise you.

      Then come back and ask whether facebook is taking over google.

      I don't know people. Facebook is a social animal. Google is an
      internet empire.

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  • Profile picture of the author Audi
    They both mostly make their money through advertising revenue, so I don't see why all of you are saying that you cannot compare the two of them. Google is bigger and worth more, hands down.
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  • Profile picture of the author nicktyler
    Lets face it. It's all about money. Whoever is the biggest is the one that makes the most money...

    Google made 9,026 million in revenue but quite wierdly I can't find any info on how much Facebook makes. Not even any speculation. Anyway over $9bn in 3 months!! Suck it up Facebook I would bet they make nothing of the sort.
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  • Profile picture of the author laustinseo
    I agree that they are 2 different types of site so its hard to compare, however Google is worth $190 billion, and facebook is worth $50, so really facebook doesn't even measure up to the titan that is google
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  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    Mark Z. (facebook), would be smart to sell out NOW!

    FB is nothing more than a bunch of Free games & a wall!

    No possible way that FB can hold that position for years to come, without something new & better than what they already have.

    I would sell FB now while it's at it's peak ($$)!
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    • Profile picture of the author MI Used Cars Guy
      Originally Posted by yukon View Post

      Mark Z. (facebook), would be smart to sell out NOW!

      FB is nothing more than a bunch of Free games & a wall!

      No possible way that FB can hold that position for years to come, without something new & better than what they already have.

      I would sell FB now while it's at it's peak ($$)!
      Exactly what I think!

      Although I think a bit of pride goes along with making such a project.

      It's like writing a book and then selling it to someone and your name on the book gets lost in time. I wouldn't like that too much, knowing I wrote the book but nobody knows I did. Obviously, you'll be in Wikipedia and stuff, but your successor will be "the guy."

      But for the right price.......I think I'd do it. Haha.
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      • Profile picture of the author MTLSEO
        Google + is on it's way to rock facebook's world.... and let's not forget Google broke the 1 billion monthly visitors this year!
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  • Profile picture of the author NestZone
    Apart of search, FaceBook took Google off its heals when it announced a greater Advertiser income, what Google had been dominating in over the years due to their search engine dominance.

    But if you ask me, you pass through Google to get to FaceBook, even though you might spend more time on facebook
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  • Profile picture of the author paulgl
    Facebook is a private company, so its revenue is secret. People only guess.
    Experts put it at around $10 billion a year. Profits? Well, it took amazon
    years to turn one dime.

    Funny how nobody even cares about a question like, will FB overtake MS...

    Shows you how far MS has sunk in the minds of people.

    Even that question makes no sense, just like a question about FB and google.

    Overtake google? For what? Socializing or business?

    People forget one of the biggest social networks on the planet belongs to
    google: blogspot.

    Yes I mentioned youtube as well. How many of you embed youtube videos
    on your FB pages? Exactly.

    How many of you use gmail? Exactly.

    Come on people. The comparisons of google and FB are just laughable.

    You should be comparing FB to myspace. Yeah. Like myspace was going to
    replace....what?

    Gee...I forgot to mention android. Owned by google. Now, how many
    smartphones does FB run? Um...none. Which is shipping more smartphones,
    apple or android? Android.

    FB overtaking google? Pure fantasy...

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  • Profile picture of the author paulgl
    Out of the top 5 worldwide sites, google owns 3 of them.

    In the top 20, they own 6. Top 21, they own 7...
    8 out of the top 25...9 out of the top 26...

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  • Profile picture of the author JamesGw
    Google is worth more than Facebook, although I wouldn't be surprised if Facebook has more pageviews or something if only because people spend so much time on it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Allan Vear
    There work is different so don't compare these.
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