Comments on: Facebook Traffic Drops in UK, Who Cares? http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/facebook-traffic-drops-in-uk-who-cares/ The Unofficial Facebook Blog - Facebook News and More! Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:02:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Is Facebook's Growth Slowing? Hell No! - The Unofficial Facebook Blog http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/facebook-traffic-drops-in-uk-who-cares/#comment-8670 Is Facebook's Growth Slowing? Hell No! - The Unofficial Facebook Blog Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:00:21 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/facebook-traffic-drops-in-uk-who-cares/#comment-8670 [...] All the numbers on the web via Compete, Alexa, comScore and others pointed to slowing growth. I argued that it was just a seasonal things and that things would be back on the rise. Well, Facebook [...] [...] All the numbers on the web via Compete, Alexa, comScore and others pointed to slowing growth. I argued that it was just a seasonal things and that things would be back on the rise. Well, Facebook [...]

]]> By: Craig Killick http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/facebook-traffic-drops-in-uk-who-cares/#comment-8262 Craig Killick Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:36:43 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/facebook-traffic-drops-in-uk-who-cares/#comment-8262 Another downturn... NMA - Facebook's UK unique user numbers have dropped for a second month in a row. The fall to 8.3m unique users in February from December's 8.9m puts an end to the social network's rocketing success. http://www.nma.co.uk/Logon/ResourceBarrier.aspx?RequiredServices=17,|&PipelinedPage=/Articles/37291/+Facebook's+rise+over+as+user+numbers+drop+again.html&PipelinedQueryString=liArticleID%3d37291 Another downturn… NMA - Facebook’s UK unique user numbers have dropped for a second month in a row. The fall to 8.3m unique users in February from December’s 8.9m puts an end to the social network’s rocketing success.

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]]> By: Craig Killick http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/facebook-traffic-drops-in-uk-who-cares/#comment-13661 Craig Killick Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:36:43 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/facebook-traffic-drops-in-uk-who-cares/#comment-13661 Another downturn... NMA - Facebook's UK unique user numbers have dropped for a second month in a row. The fall to 8.3m unique users in February from December's 8.9m puts an end to the social network's rocketing success.<br><br><a href="http://www.nma.co.uk/Logon/ResourceBarrier.aspx?RequiredServices=17%2C%7C&PipelinedPage=/Articles/37291/+Facebook%27s+rise+over+as+user+numbers+drop+again.html&PipelinedQueryString=liArticleID%253d37291">http://www.nma.co.uk/Logon/ResourceBarrier.aspx...</a> Another downturn… NMA - Facebook’s UK unique user numbers have dropped for a second month in a row. The fall to 8.3m unique users in February from December’s 8.9m puts an end to the social network’s rocketing success.

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]]> By: Facebook Lives to See Another Day! - The Unofficial Facebook Blog http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/facebook-traffic-drops-in-uk-who-cares/#comment-7739 Facebook Lives to See Another Day! - The Unofficial Facebook Blog Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:00:45 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/facebook-traffic-drops-in-uk-who-cares/#comment-7739 [...] current coverage of Facebook. Brian Groom of the Financial Times reported on information that we posted last week. I’m not sure why this news was recirculated again yesterday but there was coverage [...] [...] current coverage of Facebook. Brian Groom of the Financial Times reported on information that we posted last week. I’m not sure why this news was recirculated again yesterday but there was coverage [...]

]]> By: Maggy Young http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/facebook-traffic-drops-in-uk-who-cares/#comment-7671 Maggy Young Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:35:49 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/facebook-traffic-drops-in-uk-who-cares/#comment-7671 Realistically all markets undergo short term ups & downs. A real trend requires a longer time. By the way, anyone know what happened to UniVillage which was student only site set up for UK initially in 06 ? Realistically all markets undergo short term ups & downs. A real trend requires a longer time.
By the way, anyone know what happened to UniVillage which was student only site set up for UK initially in 06 ?

]]> By: Henry Elliss http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/facebook-traffic-drops-in-uk-who-cares/#comment-7665 Henry Elliss Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:50:00 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/facebook-traffic-drops-in-uk-who-cares/#comment-7665 The numbers Nielsen have published are for Dec-to-Jan - and correlate nicely with the Facebook social ad numbers which their system outputs. If you look at the same numbers for Jan-to-Feb, they showed an increase of 13%, much more than enough to make up for this seasonal drop. The numbers Nielsen have published are for Dec-to-Jan - and correlate nicely with the Facebook social ad numbers which their system outputs. If you look at the same numbers for Jan-to-Feb, they showed an increase of 13%, much more than enough to make up for this seasonal drop.

]]> By: Maggy Young http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/facebook-traffic-drops-in-uk-who-cares/#comment-13660 Maggy Young Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:35:49 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/facebook-traffic-drops-in-uk-who-cares/#comment-13660 Realistically all markets undergo short term ups & downs. A real trend requires a longer time. <br>By the way, anyone know what happened to UniVillage which was student only site set up for UK initially in 06 ? Realistically all markets undergo short term ups & downs. A real trend requires a longer time.
By the way, anyone know what happened to UniVillage which was student only site set up for UK initially in 06 ?

]]> By: Mary Specht http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/facebook-traffic-drops-in-uk-who-cares/#comment-7659 Mary Specht Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:57:24 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/facebook-traffic-drops-in-uk-who-cares/#comment-7659 Willis, it looks like Facebook is responding to such problems quickly. It announced last week that it won't allow apps to hold quiz results (etc) hostage until users spam their friends with invites. From the Facebook developers blog: "Additionally, it is misleading to entice an investment of effort or promise a result and then -- without warning -- hold expected content hostage behind an invitation ransom; this is now expressly prohibited." http://developers.facebook.com/news.php?blog=1&story=86 Willis, it looks like Facebook is responding to such problems quickly. It announced last week that it won’t allow apps to hold quiz results (etc) hostage until users spam their friends with invites.

From the Facebook developers blog:

“Additionally, it is misleading to entice an investment of effort or promise a result and then — without warning — hold expected content hostage behind an invitation ransom; this is now expressly prohibited.”

http://developers.facebook.com/news.php?blog=1&story=86

]]> By: Henry Elliss http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/facebook-traffic-drops-in-uk-who-cares/#comment-13659 Henry Elliss Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:50:00 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/facebook-traffic-drops-in-uk-who-cares/#comment-13659 The numbers Nielsen have published are for Dec-to-Jan - and correlate nicely with the Facebook social ad numbers which their system outputs. If you look at the same numbers for Jan-to-Feb, they showed an increase of 13%, much more than enough to make up for this seasonal drop. The numbers Nielsen have published are for Dec-to-Jan - and correlate nicely with the Facebook social ad numbers which their system outputs. If you look at the same numbers for Jan-to-Feb, they showed an increase of 13%, much more than enough to make up for this seasonal drop.

]]> By: Mary Specht http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/facebook-traffic-drops-in-uk-who-cares/#comment-13658 Mary Specht Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:57:24 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/facebook-traffic-drops-in-uk-who-cares/#comment-13658 Willis, it looks like Facebook is responding to such problems quickly. It announced last week that it won't allow apps to hold quiz results (etc) hostage until users spam their friends with invites. <br><br>From the Facebook developers blog:<br><br>"Additionally, it is misleading to entice an investment of effort or promise a result and then -- without warning -- hold expected content hostage behind an invitation ransom; this is now expressly prohibited."<br><br><a href="http://developers.facebook.com/news.php?blog=1&story=86">http://developers.facebook.com/news.php?blog=1&...</a> Willis, it looks like Facebook is responding to such problems quickly. It announced last week that it won’t allow apps to hold quiz results (etc) hostage until users spam their friends with invites.

From the Facebook developers blog:

“Additionally, it is misleading to entice an investment of effort or promise a result and then — without warning — hold expected content hostage behind an invitation ransom; this is now expressly prohibited.”

http://developers.facebook.com/news.php?blog=1&...

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