Numbers Don't Lie -- Facebook Ads Won’t Be Catching Google for a Long Time

Facebook may be The Next Big Thing, but it isn’t going to be the biggest anytime soon. When it comes to online advertising revenue, Google is still the biggest game in town, and it’s growing every year.

Facebook may be The Next Big Thing, but it isn’t going to be the biggest anytime soon. When it comes to online advertising revenue, Google is still the biggest game in town, and it’s growing every year.

Back in 2009, according to a chart from eMarketer, Google’s share of the online advertising market was 34.9 percent, miles ahead of Yahoo! (16.1 percent) and Facebook (2.4 percent). For 2012, Facebook is projected to nab 8.8 percent of the online ad market, up from a projected 7.7

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