FriendFeed Gets a Lot of Traffic from Twitter

There is a lot of discussion going on about Facebook, FriendFeed, Twitter, and real-time search. This is to be expected since yesterday it was announced that Facebook is acquiring FriendFeed.

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Hitwise provides a look at FriendFeed's clickstream in July, and it shows that Google, Twitter, and Facebook are the biggest sources of traffic. Twitter is actually a bigger source based on this data, which should make it all the more attractive to Facebook. It would be kind of like Google getting a good portion of its traffic from Yahoo.

Facebook intends to let FriendFeed continue operating independently. It's hard to say if Facebook's ownership will significantly contribute to the traffic of FriendFeed.com. The acquisition appears to really be more about talent, and Facebook will likely begin incorporating FriendFeed's technology into its own site. Either way, it's probably a good buy for Facebook.

You can read more about the Facebook/FriendFeed/Real-Time Search Picture in the following articles:

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