It is no news that Facebook has been increasing in its popularity over the past few years, something that explains the terrific rise in the user base of the social network. Anderson Analytics has been tracking the rise in the popularity of Facebook as the favorite site among US College students. Here is the percent of respondents to whom Facebook was a favorite

2005 : 8.2%
2006 : 11.6%
2007 : 12.2%
2008 : 15.7%
2009 : 27.4%

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