Google Chrome has officially overtaken Microsoft's Internet Explorer as the most popular web browser in the U.S. for the first time, commanding 31.8 percent of the combined desktop and mobile internet market, according to new figures. A report released by Adobe Digital Index (ADI) analyzing the market share of web browsers has shown Google's freeware is up 6 percent year-over-year, trouncing Internet Explorer - once a lone internet leader - which is sitting at 30.9 percent. The figures combine internet usage on both desktop and mobile devices, the latter of which has helped both Google and Apple exponentially thanks to the growing prevalence of phone internet use. Apple’s Safari came in third with a market share of 25 percent, reported CMO.com. Mozilla's Firefox browser—which consistently held a minor, yet steady, position—declined from nearly 20% market share two years ago to only 8.7% in April. According to ADI, this decline is likely due to its lack of mobile...

Here is a simple and free method to view the social stats on your web site or blog. In other words, find out exactly how many visitors to your web site or blog are sharing your pages to their network. First you have to download the Chrome browser. Here is a ling to the English version.... https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/ Once you have that installed on your computer or phone you have to download the Social Analytic Extension for Chrome .... (this is the link to English version) https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/social-analytics/pgckigmaefoaemjpijdepakcghjkggmg?hl=en Again, both of these are free. Once that Extension is installed, visit your blog posts using Chrome or go to your web pages .... the cool part is that viewing that extension, you will see the number of times your pages have been shared. Sometimes that extension takes a while to load depending on the speed of your internet connection. Give it a few minutes to have the number appear. That number sh...