Visits to Web 2.0 Sites up over 600% in Two Years!
This in from Hitwise and the Web 2.0 conference (which I follow via Twitter and try not to get too jealous that I’m not there!). Visits to Web 2.0-style sites have spiked 668% in just two years! Visits to web 2.0 web sites is up to 12% of US web activity. Two years ago that figure was just 2%. Remember that for SEO, social networking sites are another word for FREE LINKS using your keywords as the link text.
I love being in such a dynamic, growing segment of the internet. It’s been about four years since I got into internet marketing and I’m still eating it up. Granted, I have a little more balance in life (it’s addicting!) but I still don’t consider it a “job” to write or be a part of it. It’s fun. It’s especially fun to own your own businesses and write your own ebooks (ours is coming along a bit slowly but there is progress). That’s my transition from consuming to creating content. I’m sure more of us will as we become more comfortable.
Just this morning I was remembering a video I made with friends in high school. I want to put it on YouTube. I’m calling one of my friends to see if he has a copy. I was playing broadcast journalist and there are some funny moments.
2 Responses to “Visits to Web 2.0 Sites up over 600% in Two Years!”
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April 18th, 2007 at 2:24 pm
600% compared to 12% avg growth, wow some might consider that an explosion. Web 2.0 is definitely here to stay, I think in part Web 2.0′s popularity is due to SEO and the importance of link building. Social sites and other web 2.0 sites are great “natural” links which help a great deal in search engine rankings.
April 19th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
um… what web2.0 sites where around two years ago? Isn’t this like saying that purchases of green (enviro-friendly) cars has increased 1000% in the last 15 years? :p
Jason Alba
CEO – JibberJobber.com