Experian Hitwise today announced figures that showed social networks have become more popular than search engines in the UK.

The firm said traffic to social networks accounted for 11.9% of UK visits in May, whilst search engines accounted for 11.3%. It also said that Facebook received 55% of the social network traffic; almost triple the number You Tube had. Google does, however, still remain the most visited website overall.

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