Google+ has declined for 5 consecutive months as a referral source
Google+ continues to decline as a referral source. In November 2011, Google+ generated 0.00064% of all of the web’s referral traffic. In comparison, it generated 0.00354% of web referrals in July 2011, right after the social network was launched. There is a clear downward trend for Google’s new social network. Google+ has been declining for five consecutive months as a referral source. Overall, Google+ share of referral traffic dropped by 82% since July 2011.
Facebook generates 1000 times more referral traffic than Google+
Facebook is the dominant source of social media referrals. In November 2011, Facebook accounted for 0.66186% of all web referrals, which represents 1000 times more referrals than Google+. The other major social media platforms lag far behind Facebook. StumbleUpon comes second, with a 0.20354% market share, followed by Youtube (0.11883%) and Linkedin (0.01749%). In Novermber, Mashable generated twice more referrals (0.00137%) as Google+ (0.00064%).
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New Google Plus Referral URL | Semetrical Blog says:
[...] Something else we’ve noticed is that traffic referred from Google Plus appears to have increased in the last week for the first time ever after a continuous decline. [...]
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 12:13 am.