美国人现在是否更有可能从朋友那里获得信息，而不是从他们自己无法找到的随便哪个网站上获得信息？
　　are americans now more likely to get content from their friends than random web sites that they wouldn't be able to find on their own?

　　这是互联网搜索公司hitwise周一所公布报告的推论之一。报告发现，facebook上周超过谷歌(google)，成为美国访问量最大的网站。社交网站facebook以微弱优势击败搜索巨头谷歌，访问量占全部网站访问量的7.07%，而谷歌占7.03%。不过这已经足以让谷歌自截至2007年9月15日的一周以来首次跌下冠军宝座。
　　that's one of the implications of a report out monday by internet research company hitwise, which found that facebook passed google (goog) as the most visited web site in the u.s. last week. facebook just squeaked by the search giant, as visits to the social-networking site made up 7.07% of all web visits, compared with 7.03% for google. but that was enough to knock google out of the top spot for the first time since the week ending sept. 15, 2007.

　　hitwise媒体关系主管塔萨姆(matt tatham)说，facebook的成功原因之一在于，它的一些功能让用户可以很容易地和朋友分享信息以及在线内容。当然，谷歌令在你从未听说过、从来不认为单凭自己能找到的网站上寻找信息变得容易。
　　one reason for facebook's success is features that make it easy to share information and online content with friends, says matt tatham, director of media relations at hitwise. google, of course, makes it easy to find information on sites that you've never heard of and would never think to seek out on your own.

　　塔萨姆说，考虑到两家公司之间份额差得很小，它们可能会轮流坐上访问量最大网站的交椅。不过，目前的趋势对facebook更有利：它在总访问量中的份额比去年同期增长了185%，而谷歌只增长了9%。
　　given how close the numbers are, it's possible that the two companies could go back in forth for the honor of most visited site, says mr. tatham. current trends favor facebook, however: its share of total visits increased 185% from the same week last year, compared with 9% growth for google.

　　当然，文化潮流可能才是决定竞争最终结果的因素。2007年败在谷歌手下的公司是：myspace。
　　of course, cultural trendiness may be what decides this race in the long run. the company that google unseated in 2007: myspace.