Ummm DUH. I probably have a 4 to 1 ratio of girls to guys as friends in Facebook. This trend is obvious and has been trending this way for some time.

Globally, women demonstrate higher levels of engagement with social networking sites than men. Although women account for 47.9 percent of total unique visitors to the social networking category, they consume 57 percent of pages and account for nearly 57 percent of total minutes spent on these sites. Women spend significantly more time on social networking sites than men, with women averaging 5.5 hours per month compared to men’s 4 hours, demonstrating the strong engagement that women across the globe share with social sites.

via comScore Finds Social Networking Sites Reach Higher Percentage of Women than Men @SEWatch.

I disagree that Google is “struggling” to survive here, but this is a good synopsis of Google vs Facebook and the issue of the the latter’s LIKE button.

The Center Of The Google Vs Facebook War: The Like Button.

Will be interesting to see how this plays out…  my guess?  Google wins…

With Facebook Open Graph Search, Is Facebook SEO Next?.

According to figures from Google, the largest search engine, global queries for “delete Facebook account” have more than doubled in the past week, reaching a high.

via FT.com / Media – Facebook to simplify its controls.