Nielsen Data Shows Google (GOOG) Top Brand in 2011, Facebook, Yahoo! (YHOO) Just Behind; Apple (AAPL) Top Smartphone Maker

Nielsen is out with a few "tops" for 2011. The company offered top players in Entertainment, Digital, Television and Advertising. Let's take a look at some highlights from the Digital group.

Top Brands:

1. Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) at about 153 million unique visitors per month
   
2. Facebook at about 137 million uniques per month
   
3. Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) at 130 million
   
4. MSN/WindowsLive/Bing (Nasdaq: MSFT) at nearly 116 million
   
5. YouTube at more than 106 million
   
6. Microsoft at more than 83 million
   
7. AOL Media Network (NYSE: AOL) at 74 million
   
8. Wikipedia at 62 million
   
9. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) at more than 61 million

Top Social Networks/Blogs:

1. Facebook
   
2. Blogger
   
3. Twitter
   
4. WordPress.com
   
5. Myspace.com
   
6. LinkedIn (Nasdaq: LNKD) at about 17 million uniques a month
   
7. Tumblr
   
8. Google+ at about 8.2 million
   
9. Yahoo! Pulse at 8 million

Top Smartphone Device Manufacturers:

1. Apple at 29 percent of the market
   
2. HTC at 21 percent market share
   
3. RIM's (Nasdaq: RIMM) BlackBerry at 17 percent
   
4. Samsung at 11 percent
   
5. Motorola (NYSE: MMI) at 11 percent

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