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Everyone knows Twitter is hot right now (752% growth in 2008), especially with the recent rumors surrounding an acquisition, and all of the buzz in the press about their service.  So I decided to see how hot they really were (according to Compete) compared to Facebook, MySpace (the old dinosaur), Digg (who just keeps on chugging) and LinkedIn.  This should give you an idea of where the space stands after the first quarter:

Perhaps, what’s even more interesting is the rate that each service is growing, which as you’ll see (and perhaps not surprisingly), Twitter is dominating these days:

So if you’re looking to leverage social media for your brand, take a look at the services that are growing the strongest.