Someday it had to happen…  Hitwise is reporting that Facebook surpassed Google in the U.S. to become the most visited website through the week of March 13… This is big and very important news for Web professionals  who are increasingly turning to social networks for consumer traffic and brand traction.

The market share of visits to Facebook.com increased 185% last week as compared to the same week in 2009, while visits to Google.com increased 9% during the same time frame. Together Facebook.com and Google.com accounted for 14% of all US Internet visits last week.

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