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According to a study recently conducted by Nielson Research, a global leader in measurement and information, Google is the number one most-visited website on the Internet. The data, gathered from a study of work and home computer browsing habits, covered the period between January 1 and October 31, 2011. An average of 153,441,000 people visited Google every month with over a billion during the 10-month span. According to the study, Facebook came in close second with an average of 137,644,000 visitors per month.

Check out the complete list of the top 10 most-visited U.S. bases websites of 2011:

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The information presented in the study goes to show just how important it is for local businesses to be found in Google. It’s not only the most visited website; it’s the most popular search engine, dominating the industry with 67.5% of the visits share according to Experian Hitwise. Local Splash can get your business on the first page of Google. Explore our services here.

Check out the top SEO, search engine and Internet marketing industry news stories from around the Web this week.

Study: Reviews and Images Drive Clicks in Mobile
According to a study conducted by Mediative, a Canadian digital agency, images and reviews are very important to people using the Google app on their mobile phones.

Google, Yahoo Form Group to Tackle Phishing
The top search engines, Google, Yahoo!, Bing and AOL recently joined forces to create DMARC.org, an organization to battle phishing.

Pinterest Becomes Top Traffic Driver for Retailers
Pinterest, the social bookmarketing website that lets users share photos they like online is driving a significant amount of traffic to retailers’ websites. The site’s popularity is quickly growing and the traffic Pinterest is sending out to other places on the web is steadily increasing.

Yahoo! Shutters 10 Mobile Apps
Yahoo! recently announced that 10 of its apps will no longer be supported on both the Android and iOS platforms.

Report: Twitter Will Begin Enhanced Profile Roll-Out in February
According to BusinessInsider, Twitter’s enhanced profile pages for brands may launch as early as February 1.

Check out the top SEO, search engine and Internet marketing industry news stories from around the Web this week.

Google+ Sees Massive Membership Growth
Google+ recently had it’s best month ever according to Mashable. The site had 49 million U.S. visitors in the month of December which is up 55% since November. According to the article, Google+ how has over 62 million members, which is a highly significant growth rate.

Reddit Sees 2x Growth In 2011, Now Serving 2 Billion Pageviews A Month
One of the most popular social news communities, Reddit recently hit record numbers. The website had over 2 billion pageviews in the month of December, which is up 1 billion views since February 2011.

6 Mobile Search Optimization Trends for 2012
Find out the top mobile marketing trends for this year from Search Engine Land.

Google Announces “Megasitelinks,” Image Search Improvements and Better Byline Dates
Google recently announced a new project it calls “Megasitelinks” as well as some improvements to the image search tool and a few other updates.

Google Chrome Beta Released, Now Even Faster and More Secure
According to the official Google Chrome blog, a new beta version of the web browser was recently released that improves security and increases speed.