A study from Nielsen showed that Internet usage in April of 2010 increased by 22% over last year. That is an incredible increase especially when you consider that it is world wide!

Social Media And Blogs Lead The Way

Over 75% of Internet users visit social media or blogs when they go online. Facebook, YouTube and Wikipedia are some of the world’s most popular sources. When it comes to traffic, Facebook is approaching the level of Google. And YouTube has recently gone over 2 billion views per day.

Facebook is making changes so quickly now it is hard to keep up with. They are making a serious effort to dominate the entire Internet. YouTube is attempting to become a legitimate news source by getting into newsfeeds. Like Google, both are constantly searching for more ways to expand their bases. These will be some interesting items to keep an eye on in the near future.

How much time do you spend on the Internet? And how much of that time is spent on social media?